Open Section Menu ^
News
TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Alabama’s 2019 Transportation Funding Legislation
The Alabama legislature March 12 approved legislation with overwhelming bipartisan support that will help generate more than $300 million per year in additional transportation infrastructure investment. House Bill 2 (HB 2), also cited as the Rebuild Alabama Act, levied an additional 10-cents-per-gallon excise tax on [...]
July 12: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
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>> Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo (D – 19) said he [...]
July 3: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Seattle Department of Transportation has identified four promising congestion pricing options to toll drivers for driving in downtown Seattle. The front-runners under consideration are: area pricing, a road usage charge, tolling based on the type of vehicle, and tolling vehicles that enter the city center. Read More>> [...]
July 3: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Seattle Department of Transportation has identified four promising congestion pricing options to toll drivers for driving in downtown Seattle. The front-runners under consideration are: area pricing, a road usage charge, tolling based on the type of vehicle, and tolling vehicles that enter the city [...]
Louisiana Directs $700 Million in BP Spill Funds to Transportation
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) June 28 signed a bill into law that appropriates $700 million from the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill settlement to transportation construction projects across the state. Projects to receive funding under the new law include: • I-49 North Inter-City [...]
Louisiana Directs $700 Million in BP Spill Funds to Transportation
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) June 28 signed a bill into law that appropriates $700 million from the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill settlement to transportation construction projects across the state. Projects to receive funding under the new law include: I-49 North [...]
Recent Posts