1 According to the City of Woodbury, Minnesota website, a complete traffic signal for a standard four-way intersection will cost around $250,000 to $300,000. 2  Other expenses like project inspection and design can bring up the cost to almost $300,000.
Binge Drinking. Binge drinking is the most common pattern of excessive alcohol use in the United States. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of drinking that brings a personâs blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 grams percent or above. Poor control of diabetes.
Most of the costs were due to binge drinking. The cost of excessive alcohol consumption in the United States in 2006 reached $223.5 billion or about $1.90 per drink, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.