By the Numbers

Percent of all public road mileage that is part of the state highway system

Percent of total state traffic load that state highways carry

Percent additional lane miles added to the state highway system since the early 1980s

Percent increase in travel since then

Billion dollars, the market value of all the real estate on Nantucket Island in 2008

Billion dollars, the value of that real estate today

Percent increase in the amount of time Major League Baseball players missed due to injury from 2006 to 2008

500

Million dollars, the amount MLB teams paid to players on the disabled list in 2008

Percent more jewelers expected to go out of business this year than last

Sources: Wisconsin Department of Transportation; New York Times