The roads in Santa Fe, along with almost everywhere in New Mexico, are pretty bad. New Mexico’s roads are ranked ninth out of all 50 states, according to The Santa Fe New Mexican.

Some areas are worse than others, such as the ageing bridges and crumbling pavement near Galisteo. This is a big focus because over the past four years, car fatalities have doubled in that area, according to NM Roads.

This issue has already made it to the House of Representatives in New Mexico. They approved a two-month extension of transportation funding, but Congress again avoided the question of how to pay for highways and transit over the long haul, which is another critical to New Mexico because the road construction is funded by taxpayers that live in the state.

A quarter of New Mexico’s roads are in bad condition, according to a new report from the Washington D.C. nonprofit National transportation research Group (TRIP). Ripped up pavement and bumpy roads aren’t just an inconvenience — they’re also costly to car owners.

“The worse shape roads are in, the more that vehicles are getting bounced around,” said Rocky Moretti, director of policy and research at TRIP. “What we see is vehicle depreciation accelerates. You also see more routine maintenance and fuel consumption. If those improvements are not made, you’re actually going to pay a lot more.”

The group calculates that these costs amount to an average of $769 a year for drivers around the state, according to New Mexico Political report.