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TIAC tracks the latest state & local transportation funding news. To contribute to this effort, contact Carolyn Kramer Simons.
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 [...]
Dec. 16: States to Watch for 2017 Transportation Funding Developments
A number of states are expected make transportation funding a priority in their 2017 legislative sessions. This includes a dozen states where we think there is a good chance of legislation moving forward. Many legislators held off on introducing major bills in 2016, before the [...]
Sept. 22: State Transportation Funding News Weekly Roundup
The Wyoming Department of Transportation’s funds remain stable, despite cuts to the state budget that have affected multiple other state agencies. The department’s financial stability is due in part to its minimal reliance on the state general fund, which only contributes approximately 2 percent to [...]
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. [...]
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