In Hodge v. State (1981), 35 Ill. Ct. Cl. 51, Claimant sought to recover damages due to striking a concrete box culvert with 8-inch by 10-foot headwalls rising 1.5 feet above the pavement lying near the traveled portion of the highway. Claimant struck the headwall after veering off the roadway, presumably caused by a bald tire. Claimant argued that "the presence of the headwall rendered the roadway unsafe" and introduced evidence that highway construction standards in existence on the date of the accident were such that concrete culverts, such as that involved, were obsolete as of March 3, 1943, and were in the process of removal by the State and county. Hodge, supra, at 52, 53. The Court held that changes in highway construction standards to provide greater safety to the motoring public do not necessarily require that the State constantly upgrade highways to meet those standards. The Court further found that such an imposition of responsibility would be impossible to meet in view of public finances and available manpower. Hodge v. State, supra.