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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
States Continue Progress on Transportation Funding Measures
Several states are pushing to pass transportation funding measures before wrapping up their 2015 legislative sessions. Here’s a quick look at measures in development this week: The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature is preparing for a final vote on a bill to increase the state’s gas tax by [...]
Idaho Lawmakers Send State Gas Tax Increase to Governor for Approval
Idaho lawmakers passed a 7 cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase and raised vehicle registration fees in a last-minute push to generate new transportation funding for the state’s roads and bridges. The compromise reached by a conference committee was approved by the Senate with a vote [...]
Fourteen State DOTs Concerned About Feasibility of Future Transportation Projects due to Highway Trust Fund Uncertainty
Officials in 14 states have said that their transportation programs will be impacted if Congress does not take action soon to fix the ailing Highway Trust Fund (HTF). Four of those states have already canceled or delayed more than $868 million in transportation improvement projects [...]
North Carolina Passes Bill to Stabilize State Gas Tax
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on April 1 signed into law a bill to help limit an upcoming decrease in the state gas tax and stabilize the tax going forward. North Carolina’s current state gas tax rate is a combination of a flat tax of [...]
Georgia Lawmakers Send Transportation Funding Package to Governor
Georgia legislators approved two bills on March 31 to increase funding for the state’s transportation infrastructure, including an increase in the state gas tax and large transit bond package. A compromise bill to generate $900 million per year in new funding was approved by the [...]
Over 61,000 U.S. Bridges Need Structural Repair
(WASHINGTON)— An analysis of the recently-released 2014 U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) National Bridge Inventory database finds good news and bad news when it comes to the most heavily traveled U.S. bridges. The good news is that there are over 2,000 fewer structurally deficient structures [...]
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