EDITORIAL: Both safety, geography belie Indiana's 'Crossroads' claim

Indiana, the self-described “Crossroads of America,” doesn't fare particularly well in a new assessment of cost-effective highway systems.

The state ranks 32nd overall in a new report from the Reason Foundation, a libertarian think tank. Its 26th Annual Highway Report measures and ranks state-controlled highway systems based on road condition and cost effectiveness in 13 categories, including deficient bridges, traffic fatalities, congestion and spending per mile.