Explain the role that a state's government plays in the maintenance and security of its highway system.

A. Although the state usually constructs the highway, the local towns are responsible for funding the maintenance of those highways after they have been constructed. Local law enforcement is not responsible for the security of the highways, as that is funded by the state in the form of highway patrol.

B. Local governments fund both the maintenance of the highways within their borders and the security of those highways. Each town will have its own highway patrol to keep the highway within that town's borders secure.

C. The state funds both the maintenance and the security of all of its highways. The state is responsible for funding the highway patrol to keep the highways safe.

D. The state funds the maintenance of its highways, but local law enforcement is responsible for the security of the highways within each town's jurisdiction. The local officers that keep the highway safe are known as the highway patrol.