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Voices 4 | Overdrive | June 2016 If there's been a given in this election cycle, it's near-universal lip service paid by candidates to the need for investing in infrastructure, including the highway system. Though at least one candidate, Bernie Sanders, energetically said he'd prioritize energy efficiency im- provements by greater use of an ex- Rough roads mean more congestion, maintenance Drivers name their worst roads David Searle: All of the Northeast, hands down. Jay Goldtrap: I-84 in PA. John O. Morrison: I-285 in Atlanta, I-20 in GA from 285 to the AL line. Aaron Wayne: I-40 in West Memphis is horrible! C.J. Bailey: Any road in Los Angeles. Joan Griffey: I-20 in Jackson. Michael Patterson: I-20 in Shreveport is pretty bad. Arnold Gomez: I-90 in WA and all the high- ways in NM. Corey McCaslin: I-40 in AZ, I-70 in IN, U.S. 69 in OK ... I'm running out of ink here! Dean Dailey: U.S. 69, south from Big Cabin to Atoka, OK – extremely rough! And U.S. 75 on in to Dallas isn't much better. Zachary Bell: I-65, I-70 in Indiana and I-80/I-94 in IL and IN, I-40 in OK. Allen Glenn: I-69 – Port Huron to I-96 split at Lansing. Which of these infrastructure issues have you most experienced in the last five years? SOURCE: OverdriveOnline.com poll Poor road conditions are increasingly harming my equipment Increasing congestion due to needed road expansion or maintenance More obvious state-to-state variability in road conditions More expensive tolls I avoid some states because the roads are so bad Other 38% 27% 17% 9% 6% 3% Asked what stretch of road would get their vote for the worst in America, readers sounded off on Overdrive's Facebook page. This map shows partial results. Kevin Anderson summed up a prevailing sentiment with this: "All of them! Let's make jobs and fix our infrastructure. (One can dream!)"