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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
April 20: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Vehicle miles traveled grew 1.9 percent (4.4 billion vehicle miles) nationally in February 2017 when compared to February 2016, according to the latest report from the Federal Highway Administration. Cumulative travel in 2017 grew 2 percent (9.5 billion vehicle miles) in comparison to the same [...]
April 7: State Transportation Funding Legislation Update
Enacted Legislation Minnesota Mark Dayton (D) approved the state department of transportation’s budget on April 3, allowing the agency to utilize $105 million in federal funding approved by the FAST Act to complete over 28 highway, road and bridge projects. Lawmakers will now turn their [...]
March 30: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Several South Carolina state senators on March 29 prevented a transportation funding bill from being scheduled for debate. The legislation fell five votes shy (23-18) of the required two-thirds supermajority vote needed for priority status. The bill, which would increase motor fuel taxes and transportation-related [...]
March 2: State Transportation Funding News Roundup- Shortfalls
Louisiana roads and bridges could lose millions of dollars of federal matching revenue in the next few years if new state transportation funding is not approved, according to state Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson. Without new revenue, Louisiana could lose up to [...]
Feb. 2: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
A Jan. 26 review of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) by the Legislative Audit Bureau found that the agency did not take into account inflation and design changes when estimating project cost, causing them to greatly underestimate the cost of 19 projects from 2006 – 2015, [...]
Jan. 12: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Governors & Lawmakers In her Jan. 9 inaugural address, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) stated her intent to pass a transportation funding package to invest in highways and mass transit. Read More>> In his annual state budget plan released Jan. 10, California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) unveiled a proposal to [...]
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