KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- A report by a national transportation research group released on Wednesday confirmed what most Hawaii drivers already know: roads and bridges in Hawaii are in bad shape and traffic is awful.

Things could get even worse with cuts in federal funding, the group TRIP said.

Officials held a news conference in Kapolei at a bridge retrofitting project made possible by stimulus package funding.

The latest report from TRIP said that 61 percent of the roads in Honolulu are rated in poor condition, 31 percent of the bridges in Hawaii are functionally obsolete and 45 percent of the state's urban highways are congested.

"The average motorist in Honolulu wastes more than $1,200 a year sitting in traffic congestion and driving over roads that need repair," TRIP Executive Director Will Wilkins said.

Hawaii is the fourth worst in the nation in TRIP's research in road conditions -- 27 percent of the major roads rated poor and 44 percent mediocre.

"We weren't taken by surprise by any of the results and neither should the public. They drive on these roads every day see the traffic congestion. They drive over the potholes every day," state Transportation Director Brennon Morioka said.

Honolulu-area resident spend about 26 hours a year in traffic delays, the report found.

The future of transportation projects could be bleak with potential state and federal spending cuts. Officials are calling for more funding for highway projects.

"Federal dollars would come back to the state of Hawaii and allow the state to complete a number of critical highway projects that are meant to reduce traffic congestion and also improve the pavement quality of the roads," Wilkins said.

There could be higher taxes to pay for those projects.

"Increasing the state fuel tax, registration fees, weight taxes, rental vehicle surcharge. People can actually make an investment in the highway infrastructure and see a greater return by seeing more time with their families more time community coming home safe," Morioka said.

Money spent on fixing roads and bridges supports a lot of jobs, according to the Federal Highway Administration.