National nonprofit reporting that Las Cruces drivers lose nearly $2,000 on the roads every year

UPDATE - The New Mexico Department of Transportation informed ABC-7 of the amount of money put towards road construction.

NMDOT told ABC-7 "$53 million for construction funded projects, $13,839,840 million for maintenance funded projects and $34,475,069 million for our local government, transportation and capital outlay funded projects," over the past few years.

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA)-- A study conducted by TRIP, a National Transportation Nonprofit, has reported that Las Cruces drivers lose an average of $1,987 annually due to the state of some of the roads in the area.

The nonprofit refers to the conditions on roads in need of maintenance as " deteriorated, congested, and that lack some desirable safety features."

The study found the total cost by adding up multiple factors, which include; additional vehicle operating
costs referred to as "VOC" as a result of driving on rough roads, cost of time and fuel due to heavy traffic, and the bills that arrive if someone is involved in a crash.

TRIP cites data from NMDOT, the Federal Highway Administration, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, among others.

The full report can be found on TRIP's website here.

ABC-7 has reached out to the local office for the New Mexico Department of Transportation to learn more on how roads are maintained in the region.