Meeting a state’s transportation infrastructure needs is an ongoing challenge. Once legislation becomes law, the most successful advocates quickly reassess how to keep growing their state’s investment for maintenance and construction. In a [...]
In a show of bipartisanship, Virginia’s Republican-controlled legislature April 3 passed Gov. Ralph Northam’s (D) $280 million annual funding plan for Interstate 81 and other highway improvements. The revenue comes from a local [...]
Three states took action to increase transportation investment during the first three months of 2019, generating $409 million in new annual revenue for projects. A fourth state, Ohio, appears on the verge approving [...]
Ohio lawmakers April 2 reached a deal to increase the state gas tax by 10.5 cents-per-gallon and the diesel tax by 19 cents-per-gallon, and implement annual registration fees of $200 for electric motor [...]
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) plans to immediately close 61 bridges that Executive Director Melinda McGrath says should have been shut seven months ago. The list of potentially dangerous bridges almost doubled [...]
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ (D) proposed transportation investment plan would generate an additional $608 million over two years, $527 million of which would come from raising the gas tax and the remainder would [...]
MTBMA Executive Director Michael Sakata addresses Maryland’s road funding issue with (L-R) Maryland Secretary of Transportation Pete Rahn, TRIP Director of Policy and Research Rocky Moretti, and MDOT State Highway Administration Administrator Greg [...]
During the first two months of 2019, legislators in 37 states introduced 185 bills to boost transportation investment, more than the same period last year. On March 12, the governors of Alabama and [...]
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 [...]
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>> [...]
