Feb 22. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
In Alabama a proposed gas tax increase made progress on Feb. 19 when the League of Municipalities, the Counties Association, and Gov. Kay Ivey (R) agreed on a 12-cent per gallon increase to [...]
$300 Million Highway Plan Proposed in Arkansas
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) presented a $300 million annual highway funding plan on Feb. 11 to expand or improve 92 percent of the 7,900 miles of highway that supports most of the [...]
Feb 15. State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Wisconsin Republican legislators on Feb. 4 suggested tolling was the best way to fund highway network repairs, however Gov. Tony Evers (D) indicated that he is more open to raising or indexing the [...]
Feb. 6: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Minnesota state officials said Feb. 4 spending on a $2 billion light rail project scheduled to begin service in 2023 would continue, spurring the state’s economic momentum and keeping a potential recession at bay. Read More>> Ohio Department of [...]
University of Alabama Releases Report on State Transportation Infrastructure Challenges
The University of Alabama’s Research and Economic Development department released a Feb. 1 report evaluating Alabama’s road network in comparison with neighboring states, assessing potential challenges facing the highway system, and outlining policy [...]
January 2019 State Transportation Funding Overview
Twenty-nine states introduced over 87 bills related to increasing transportation investment in the first month of 2019. Motor fuel taxes continue to be a popular method to raise new revenue. Nine states— Arizona, [...]
Jan. 31: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Monroe County, Michigan on Jan.25 cancelled its snow removal contract with the state transportation department due to concerns that winter transportation maintenance expenses could jeopardize its funding for summer projects. Read More>> Additionally, Michigan’s Consensus [...]
Minnesota Faces $6 Billion Transportation Funding Gap
The Minnesota legislature’s inability to agree on a long-term transportation funding deal has contributed to a $6 billion gap, according to the new head of the state’s transportation department. Legislators generally support additional [...]
Virginia Seeks $2.2 Billion for I-81 Improvements
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and several Republican state legislators intend to introduce legislation that would implement tolls along Interstate 81 to generate an estimated $2.2 billion to fund safety and reliability improvements. The [...]
Jan. 24: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
In North Dakota local governments, farmers, and highway construction companies pressed for a 7-cent increase to fund road projects. Senate Finance and Taxation Committee chairman, Sen. Dwight Cook (R- 34) said the raise [...]