State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A TRIP report released Nov. 24 found poor roads and congestion in Connecticut costs urban residents an estimated $5.1 billion per year in the form of vehicle operating costs, lost time, wasted fuel, [...]
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VMT Increases 19th Straight Month, Federal Report Shows
By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor ARTBA Vehicle miles traveled in the U.S. continues to climb, with data released late last month by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) showing the nation’s driving rose for an [...]
Looming Highway Trust Fund Crisis: Impact on State Transportation Programs
by Lital Shair Nada, Market Research Associate; Assistant Director, ARTBA Research & Education Division (RED) Federal funds, on average, support 52 percent of annual state department of transportation (DOT) capital outlays for highway and [...]
The Latest State Transportation Funding News
New Jersey completed the state’s final sale of bonds on Nov. 16 as part of a five-year transportation funding plan. If new revenue is not generated, beginning July 1 the state said it [...]
Catch Up on Recent State Transportation Funding News
Indiana House Democrats proposed a $2 billion transportation funding plan Nov. 9 in response to Gov. Mike Pence’s (R) earlier $1 billion plan. The Democrats’ plan includes $1 billion for state roads and [...]
Michigan Governor Signs $1.2 Billion Transportation Funding Package into Law
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) signed into law Nov. 10 an increase in the state’s motor fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees as part of a comprehensive $1.2 billion plan to fund the [...]
Virginia Gas-Tax Supporters Retain Senate Seats
Providing further proof that voting for a gas tax increase to fund transportation investments has not hurt lawmakers at the ballot box, every Virginia incumbent state senator was reelected during the statewide Nov. [...]
Alabama Governor Calls for 2016 State Gas Tax Increase
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) on Nov. 6 said he believes lawmakers will pass a state gas tax increase in 2016 in order to generate new revenue for the state’s roads and bridges. [...]
Minnesota Transportation Funding Gap Increases by Nearly $4 Billion
Minnesota’s transportation funding gap has increased by $3.8 billion, according to a report released by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) on Nov. 5. Experts developing the Minnesota State Highway Investment Plan determined [...]
State Transportation Funding News: Week of Nov. 2
In a radio interview Nov. 2, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) addressed the possibility of a state gas tax increase: “Everything is on the table for discussion, but it must be done [...]