by Quintin McClellan | Aug 22, 2019 | Alabama, California, Latest News, Maine, Michigan, States, Wisconsin
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is urging state legislators to present a transportation funding proposal. The chamber president said improvements to interstate highways, trunk lines, county roads, and local streets are critical to supporting state industries....
by Quintin McClellan | Aug 16, 2019 | Connecticut, Kansas, Latest News, North Carolina, States, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) and Republican legislators agreed on a two-year budget that emphasizes new revenues and less borrowing by increasing vehicle registration fees. Evers highlighted The budget contains a lockbox provision that will protect...
by Quintin McClellan | Aug 9, 2019 | Hawaii, Latest News, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, States, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary Craig Thompson recommends raising the gas tax in the next two years. Read More>> Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, faces a $4.39 billion gap in transportation funding needs over the next 25 years just to...
by Quintin McClellan | Jul 12, 2019 | Connecticut, Latest News, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, States, Wisconsin
In Manchester, Connecticut, town board approval of an $18 million bond hinges on how the public works director prioritizes improvements to arterial roads, side streets, sidewalks, and other infrastructure vying for funding. Read More>> ...
by Quintin McClellan | Jun 6, 2019 | Connecticut, Latest News, Oregon, States, Wisconsin
Despite a 2017 $5.3 billion increase to the state’s highway system over 10 years, 20 percent of Oregon bridges are at risk of becoming structurally deficient in several years. Oregon earned a C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2019 evaluation,...
by Quintin McClellan | May 3, 2019 | Latest News, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
The Pennsylvania Turnpike April 30 announced it is nearly $11 billion in debt and faces a catastrophic funding crisis if it continues payments to the Pennsylvania Transportation Department (PennDOT). The Turnpike has borrowed almost $1 billion every year,...
