by Quintin McClellan | Mar 21, 2019 | Colorado, Connecticut, Latest News, Michigan, Pennsylvania, States, West Virginia, Wisconsin
Colorado faces a $9 billion transportation project backlog due to competing legislative priorities and conflicting budget forecasts. Lawmakers provided a $2.5 billion boost for transportation over the past two sessions. Now, the best funding prospect is to hope...
by Quintin McClellan | Mar 15, 2019 | Hawaii, Latest News, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, States, Wyoming
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) is facing a $135 million shortfall to maintain current road conditions, $72 million of which consists of maintenance projects, according to a March 8 report. Read More>> Pennsylvania could lose $18.5...
by Quintin McClellan | Feb 28, 2019 | Alabama, Illinois, Latest News, Michigan, Pennsylvania, States
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation faces threats of reduced federal funding, potential repeal of the vehicle sales transfer tax provision, litigation, and diverted funds, a Feb. 28 report showed. The state’s Transportation Advisory Committee warned...
by Carolyn Kramer | Apr 27, 2018 | Connecticut, Latest News, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, States, Virginia
Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker warned Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) of an “economic death spiral” if the state legislature does not approve additional transportation funding. In an April 20 letter, Redeker said the agency...
by Carolyn Kramer | Feb 14, 2018 | Bond, Kansas, Kentucky, Latest News, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, States
New Mexico House lawmakers rejected a Senate amendment on Feb. 13 that would decrease revenue for road construction and maintenance from $60 million to $34 million, holding up the state’s $6.3 billion budget plan. The budget bill is due to Gov. Susana Martinez...
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...
