On June 8, South Carolina leaders created short-term transportation funding legislation that utilizes over $200 million in existing fees to borrow approximately $2.2 billion to fund major interstate and bridge projects over the next [...]
South Carolina lawmakers created short-term transportation funding legislation that utilizes over $200 million in existing fees to borrow approximately $2.2 billion to fund major interstate and bridge projects over the next decade. This [...]
With Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Wisconsin’s transportation fund is facing a $939 million funding shortfall for the 2017-2019 budget, according to a recent analysis released by the state’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau. [...]
Facing $37 million in budget cuts, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) on July 22 released an updated plan that includes decreasing maintenance work, delaying personnel hiring, and raising transit fees. The reduction [...]
with Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Due to a constrained budget, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announced July 11 that many new highway “capacity” projects to add lanes or build roads [...]
By Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) rejected the latest proposal that would have provided a funding solution for the state’s depleted Transportation Trust Fund (TTF). The [...]
By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor ARTBA Over 100 transportation investment champions from 30 states joined forces July 13 in the Nation’s Capital for the third annual National Workshop for State & Local Transportation [...]
By Eileen Houlihan, senior writer/editor ARTBA The ongoing halt to New Jersey transportation projects ordered by Gov. Chris Christie (R) could cost the construction industry and state taxpayers at least $41 million and [...]
Price Tag of Prolonged Closures Could Reach $9 Million Per Week (WASHINGTON) - A new analysis finds that a week-long shutdown of New Jersey transportation improvement projects that began July 8 will cost the transportation construction [...]
with Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center California officially launched its Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Tax pilot program on July 1 with 5,000 volunteers. This program will use simulated payments amongst a socioeconomically [...]