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LINCOLN -- A conservative think-tank was liberal in its praise for Nebraska's roads Friday.
Roads in the Cornhusker State ranked No. 5 in the nation in terms of performance and cost-effectiveness as of 2008, according to an annual ranking done by the Reason Foundation, a Los Angeles-based organization that promotes free market and libertarian policies, and privatization of government services.
The Foundation, which issued its 19th annual highway report, ranks states on several measurements, including costs of maintenance per mile, congestion, fatalities and pavement condition.
Nebraska ranked No. 1 in the condition of both its urban and rural Interstate highways in the survey.
Overall, its ranking rose from No. 7 in 2007.
Neighboring Iowa ranked 31st overall in the rankings, down from No. 30 in 2007.
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