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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
April 27: State Transportation Funding Legislation Roundup
Legislation Passed Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) April 25 signed a law to increase vehicle registration fees, which will be used to fund the State Highway Patrol so revenue isn’t diverted from the state's transportation fund. The measure also eliminates a registration discount received by [...]
Jan. 26: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) on Jan. 25 withdrew a dozen road construction projects involving maintenance on existing roads or safety improvements from February’s bidding process, citing federal funding uncertainty. Read More>> A new poll by The Salt Lake Tribune and the University of [...]
June 30: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Arizona launched a five-year infrastructure plan, which aims to improve congestion on major interstates and includes the state’s first public-private partnership highway project. This program follows other major transportation plans in Virginia, Indiana, and California. Read More>> The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet on June 26 released a [...]
June 22: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The West Virginia Department of Transportation is preparing to grant an additional $30 million to overdue maintenance projects in the beginning of July, after the transportation funding increase in Senate Bill 1006 goes into effect. Read More>> California Republicans on June 15 failed to repeal [...]
Dec. 8: State Transportation Funding Shortfalls in the News
The Colorado Department of Transportation identified $9 billion in unfunded project priorities, including 130 highway, transit, and operations projects, at a Dec. 1 meeting with the state’s Joint Budget Committee. Colorado lawmakers debated methods to increase transportation funding throughout the 2016 legislative session without reaching [...]
Aug. 4: Analysis of Phoenix’s Successful 2015 Ballot Measure- Proposition 104
Phoenix, AZ residents voted on Aug. 26, 2015 to approve a 35-year transportation plan. The measure, funded in part by a renewal and increase in the city transportation sales tax from 0.4 percent to 0.7 percent, is expected to generate $31.5 billion total to fund local transit projects. The [...]
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