Instead of of resurfacing interstate highways and freeways with asphalt, the state could follow the lead of Illinois and a number of other state and rebuild the roads with concrete. Asphalt doesn't last long. It buckles in the sun and breaks up into ruts and potholes in the cold. Even the best asphalt job is constantly being touched up and is shot after a decade. Concrete, on the other hand, lasts twenty years.
Concrete is more expensive on a one time basis.
That cost is worth it when concrete's life is compared to that of cheaper asphalt. The state's road lobby is dominated by asphalt contractors like Waukesha's omnipresent Payne and Dolan and La Crosse's equally ubiquitous Mathe Construction. The exectuives of these firms line the political pockets of both Republicans and Democrats in the state legislature. He was one of only two members of the senate to vote to reject the nomination of Margaret Farrow as lieutenant governor. Chvala's argument was that Farrow's conservative positions are so extreme that voters would never elect her governor.