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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Atlanta, Ga. Approves $188 Million Transportation Infrastructure Bond
Voters in Atlanta, Ga. on March 17 overwhelmingly approved a $187.945 million bond in order to fund the city’s transportation infrastructure. Atlanta’s 2015 Special Election requested a total of $252 million for infrastructure improvements. Question 1—requesting $187.945 million of the new funds for improving and [...]
Polls Find Utah and S.C. Residents in Favor of Gas Tax Increases
Recent polls show voter support in two states considering gas tax increases to generate needed transportation funding. Utah A Dan Jones & Associates survey has found a majority of Utah voters support some form of fuel tax increase to fund road construction and maintenance. The [...]
Transportation Funding Bills Advance in N.C., Texas & Ga.
North Carolina A bill to lower the amount of a scheduled state gas tax decrease passed the North Carolina House with amendments on March 5 with a vote of 72-42. The state gas tax reduction, scheduled due to the terms of the state’s variable-rate gas [...]
Transportation Funding Bills Advance in State Legislatures
Two states are making progress on bills to increase their state gas taxes. Georgia’s House Transportation Committee on March 2 approved a bill which would replace the state’s existing 4 percent sales tax on motor fuel with a 21.7 cents-per-gallon state gas tax increase, and [...]
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