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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
May 20 Weekly Transportation Funding Roundup
by Tyler Kane, Transportation Investment Advocacy Center Ballot initiatives proposed by a coalition of Colorado businesses that sought to increase investment in roads, bridges, and highways throughout the state were withdrawn on May 18 from this year’s upcoming election. The number of initiatives on November’s [...]
April 7: State Transportation Budget Discussion Roundup
The New York legislature reached a budget agreement April 1 that includes $55 billion for the state’s transportation plan, including $27.14 billion for the state Department of Transportation and $27.98 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Mike Elmendorf, president of Rebuild New York Now, stated [...]
OHIO: HOUSE BILL 51 (2013)
In 2013, the Ohio state legislature delivered an increase in transportation funding. Ohio Governor John Kasich (R) signed a two-year, $7.6 billion transportation and public safety budget bill that also permitted states to use toll revenue from the Ohio Turnpike for projects beyond its 241-mile [...]
Looming Highway Trust Fund Crisis: Impact on State Transportation Programs
by Lital Shair, Market Research Associate Updated May 27, 2015 An updated report from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association finds that seven states have delayed or canceled projects, valued at $1.63 billion, out of concern over long-term federal highway funding. Federal funds, on average, [...]
ARTBA Forecasts Modest 2015 Growth for U.S. Transportation Infrastructure Market
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—The U.S. transportation construction market will grow 3.1 percent from $185.9 billion in 2014 to $191.7 billion in 2015, according to a forecast released December 3 by American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black. This is slightly above [...]
Ohio House Passes Toll for Ohio River Bridge
In an 86-7 vote on Wednesday, the Ohio House passed legislation to toll the Brent Spence Bridge, which connects Covington, Ky. and Cincinnati, to raise revenues to make needed repairs to the structure. The bridge also connects Interstates 71 and 75 from Ohio into Kentucky, [...]
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