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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Oct. 28: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
by Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center The latest news on state and local transportation funding around the country. To receive this weekly digest by email, subscribe to TranspoAdvocates News. Louisiana Department of Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson said there was growing support for a state [...]
Sept. 30: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
With Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner John Schroer delivered a public presentation on Sept. 27 about why the state needs to increase transportation funding and what neighboring states have been doing to invest in their roads and bridges. [...]
Sept. 15: State Transportation Funding News Weekly Roundup
A coalition of 64 Californian business, labor and government groups signed a letter asking state lawmakers to return to Sacramento and resume discussions on a solution to California’s transportation funding shortfall. While the general legislative session has adjourned for the year, a special session is [...]
Aug. 31: FHWA to Administer $14.2 Million in Grants for Alternative Transportation Revenue Test Programs
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on Aug. 30 announced eight state transportation projects would receive $14.2 million in grants to assess alternative revenue mechanisms under the Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) program. The projects test various methods of collecting state [...]
Aug. 25: State Transportation Funding Weekly Roundup
U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper (D- Tenn.) stated Aug. 19 that Tennessee is at risk of losing approximately $60 million in federal highway funding due to a newly enacted state law that raised the allowable limit of blood-alcohol content (BAC) for 18- to 20-year-olds to 0.08. [...]
Aug. 18: State Transportation Funding Weekly Roundup
By Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) signed an infrastructure bill that authorized $50 million for the state’s Small Bridge Program, as well as authorization for $750 million in Federal Highway aid, with $135 million being provided by the state. [...]
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