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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
Nearly Half of States Introduce Transportation Funding Legislation in First Month of 2026
More than 50 bills aimed at increasing transportation funding were introduced across 23 states during the first month of 2026, according to new research from ARTBA’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC). On Jan. 30, New Mexico’s legislature authorized $1.5 billion in transportation bonds, paired with [...]
States Sound Alarm on Funding Shortfalls
Several states are reporting significant transportation funding challenges due to declining revenues and rising costs. On September 11, the Vermont Agency of Transportation proposed $7.5 million in project delays and administrative cost cutting for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026. This move follows a downward revision in [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: State Transportation Funding Updates
These states say declining motor fuel tax revenue collections due to reduced traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic are impacting transportation construction and repair projects: Michigan transportation experts estimated an 8.5 percent decline in transportation revenues for the current fiscal year due to decreased traffic [...]
COVID-19 Pandemic: State Transportation Funding Updates
In Ohio, Hamilton County voters narrowly approved a sales tax increase to raise $130 million additional annual revenue for transportation. Issue 7 raised the county sales tax by 0.8 percent to 7.8 percent for the next 25 years. The money will be applied to bus [...]
March 12: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MDOT) said it will have to eliminate nearly $800 million in planned projects if Congress fails to approve new transportation funding by November 2020. If federal funding isn't reauthorized in time nearly 300 of the 1,437 projects planned through [...]
Jan. 23: State Transportation Funding News Roundup
Gov. Kay Ivey (R) and the Alabama Department of Transportation have allocated significant funds for roads and bridges as a part of the 2019 Rebuild Alabama Act. The legislation requires the state to save $10 million from gas tax revenue for transportation improvements. In [...]
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