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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Sept. 8: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A Mississippi bridge with a posted weight limit collapsed Aug. 28 when a truck that may have weighed more than the limit crossed it. Read More>> Pennsylvania House Republicans proposed a state revenue plan on Sept. 5 that would reallocate funding from a variety of [...]
June 8: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Arkansas Highway Commission announced on June 7 that it will seek to place a measure on the November 2018 General Election ballot that would raise up to $400 million annually in new revenue for road construction. Commission members will decide in the next few [...]
March 30: State Transportation Funding Legislation Update
Enacted Legislation Utah Gov. Gary Herbert (R) on March 25 approved legislation that permits the department of transportation to authorize up to $1 billion in general obligation (GO) bonds over the next four years to accelerate transportation projects. Gov. Herbert signed into law another bill [...]
Jan. 6: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Legislators and Governors Proposed legislation filed by Rep. Randal S. Crowder (R- Clovis) in New Mexico would permit counties and cities to implement a local option fuel tax of up to 5 cents per gallon with voter approval. Read More>> Outgoing North Carolina Gov. Pat [...]
May 23: Arkansas Governor Signs $50 Million Transportation Funding Bill
by Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) signed House Bill 1009, titled the “Arkansas Highway Improvement Plan of 2016”, into law on May 23 in order to generate nearly $50 million for the state’s highways over the next year. The bill [...]
Arkansas Special Legislative Session begins May 19
Arkansas Gov. Ava Hutchinson (R) May 16 formally requested lawmakers to enter a special session beginning May 19 to increase state transportation funding. Arkansas Department of Transportation Director Scott Bennett told Arkansas Highway Commission members at a Dec. 2 meeting that without additional funding the state [...]
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