Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke (R- District 27A) expects transportation funding will be a bigger issue than anticipated in the last month of the 2017 legislative session, describing damaged roads and rough winter weather [...]
Louisiana roads and bridges could lose millions of dollars of federal matching revenue in the next few years if new state transportation funding is not approved, according to state Department of Transportation and [...]
Since the passage of "Rhodeworks," a plan approved by the state legislature in 2016 to fund bridge repairs with a toll on heavy commercial trucks, Rhode Island has issued $60 million more construction [...]
The South Carolina House of Representatives on March 1 passed a plan to increase motor fuel taxes and transportation-related fees to provide an estimated $600 million annually for needed transportation infrastructure maintenance and [...]
The Virginia legislature on Feb. 25 gave preliminary approval for the creation of a transportation fund “lockbox” that would prevent transportation-related funds from being raided for other uses. Because it is a constitutional [...]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) proposed 2017 – 2018 budget would maintain transportation funding at current levels. Read More>> California Gov. Jerry Brown’s (D) 2017-2018 budget proposal increases transportation funding by an [...]
Facing a state budget shortfall, Texas lawmakers are considering diverting revenue from the general sales tax intended for transportation construction as part of an upcoming budget. The funding stream had been overwhelmingly approved [...]
Since the start of 2017, TIAC has tracked 59 transportation funding bills being considered in 21 states. This number closely matches the amount of legislation TIAC tracked over the same time period in [...]
Data Available: www.artbabridgereport.org Highlights: List includes: Brooklyn & Throgs Neck (N.Y.), Yankee Doodle (Conn.), Memorial (Va.-DC) and Greensboro (N.C.) Bridges. 1,900 structurally deficient bridges are on the Interstate Highway System. Average age of [...]
Indiana House Democrats announced a plan on Feb. 6 to increase transportation funding by $800 million to $900 million annually by dedicating the annual state agency budget reversions toward state and local funding; [...]