by Carolyn Kramer | Sep 21, 2018 | Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Latest News, States, Tolling, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Large trucks on the Indiana Toll Road will see 35-percent fee increases starting Oct. 5 as part of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s (R) plan to increase state transportation funding by an additional $1 billion. The increase, which amended an existing contract and did not require...
by Carolyn Kramer | Aug 23, 2018 | Arkansas, Bond, California, Colorado, Latest News, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, States, West Virginia
On Aug. 22 a Colorado measure to utilize $3.5 billion in bonds for transportation improvements was added to the upcoming Nov. 6 general election ballot. The citizen-initiated proposal exceed the required 98,492 qualifying signatures required. Another measure that...
by Carolyn Kramer | Feb 2, 2018 | Bond, Connecticut, Latest News, Michigan, States, Tolling, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) on Jan. 31 released a proposal to stabilize the state’s dwindling Special Transportation Fund by increasing the state gas tax by 7 cents-per-gallon (phased in over four years), implementing statewide electronic tolling over the next...
by Carolyn Kramer | Jan 5, 2018 | Colorado, Federal Transportation Funding, Indiana, Latest News, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, States, Tolling, West Virginia
Ohio Department of Transportation director Jerry Wray expressed concern that the state is falling behind on transportation projects, with 90 percent of the agency’s spending going to rehabilitating and maintaining existing roads and bridges and neglecting needed...
by Carolyn Kramer | Oct 8, 2017 | Bond, Election Results, Latest News, States, Transportation Ballot Measures, West Virginia
West Virginia voters took to the polls in an Oct. 7 special election to overwhelmingly approve a measure that will provide $1.6 billion in bonds over the next four years to jumpstart the state’s road construction plan. Early results accessed Oct. 8 show the bond...
by Carolyn Kramer | Aug 31, 2017 | Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, State Gasoline Taxes, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), Virginia, West Virginia
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 infrastructure. The report provides an...
