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RALEIGH -- Fixing North Carolina's roads will come with a hefty price tag.

The national transportation research group TRIP reported findings in Raleigh on Tuesday that say the state will need $65 billion by 2030 to pay for transportation needs.

“North Carolina is falling behind in maintaining its major roads, bridges and highways and the state lacks adequate funding to proceed with numerous projects,” said TRIP executive director Will Wilkins.

These road construction needs aren't just confined to one area of the state. The report shows that almost every region of North Carolina could use some extra funding.

Taking a look some of the road expansion projects on the horizon, the numbers really start to add up. In Mecklenburg County, the additional lanes needed on Interstate 77 are expected to cost a half billion dollars.

The new I-74 NE beltway in Forsyth County has an $800 million price tag, and the upgrades to the East End Connector in Durham will cost $157 million.

Some advocates say the state actually took a step backward in finding the funding for these and other projects.

“We probably lost $600 million in revenue by capping the gas tax and not keeping it tied to the six-month wholesale price of gas,” argued Tom Crosby with AAA Carolinas.

TRIP argues these road costs affect residents directly. According to their statistics, poor and mediocre roads mean more wear and tear on your car.

In Charlotte, that equals an extra $247 a year, $379 in Raleigh-Durham and $328 in Greensboro.

“Roads are one of those public services that people take for granted,” said Crosby. "Until they hit a pothole, or get stuck in traffic, or run off the road and there is no shoulder.”

North Carolina maintains the fourth highest percentage of roads of any state in the country, but is fourth from the bottom when it comes to per-mile spending on those roads.