A Nov. 6 California ballot measure will decide whether to mandate a state referendum for any gas tax increases, retroactive to January 2017. The immediate impact would be the repeal of Senate Bill [...]
The ability for states and cities to partially fund transportation projects with "new, non-Federal revenue" will be a factor when applying for grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Infrastructure Investments program [...]
Jan. 5 Update: Mississippi House lawmakers voted 119-1 on Jan. 4 to send House Bill 354 to the Senate for further consideration. The bill would designate 50 percent of general fund revenue growth above 2 [...]
Gov. Phil Bryant (R) told attendees of the Mississippi Economic Council’s 16th Annual Hobnob event on Oct. 25 that he would support putting a gas tax increase on the Nov. 2018 ballot for [...]
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) approved a bill on Oct. 10 that will ask Bay Area residents to permit a toll increase on seven regional bridges. If voters approve the measure, expected to be on [...]
New resource! View our “State Electric Vehicle Fees” report, a one-page summary and map of the 19 states that impose an additional fee on electric vehicles in order to ensure they contribute to [...]
A Mississippi bridge with a posted weight limit collapsed Aug. 28 when a truck that may have weighed more than the limit crossed it. Read More>> Pennsylvania House Republicans proposed a state revenue [...]
Updated resource! The “Variable-Rate State Gas Taxes: A Resource Guide of Current Laws” report provides in-depth information on all 20 states that have instituted a variable-rate state gas tax to fund their transportation [...]
Road Progress California’s Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced the creation of 1,100 new jobs within the agency as a direct result of the funding approved April 28 in Senate Bill 1. Read More>> [...]
The latest quarterly National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI) from the Federal Highway Administration includes a major revision, the first since its creation 10 years ago. The new measure reflects that highway construction [...]
