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Higher fuel taxes, more tolling needed for ailing interstate highways, says Congress-commissioned report
A report says higher fuel taxes and more tolling is needed to help generate money for a deteriorating interstate highway system that faces several challenges.
December 18, 2018
Roadbuilding
Proposed gas taxes didnāt stop state lawmakers from advancing in primaries
Of the state lawmakers running for reelection in November 2018's general election, 96% in favor of gas taxes and 97% against gas taxes have advanced.
August 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Oregon DOT projects decreasing agency revenue due to slowing fuel tax collections
While the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) expects a 5.6-percent increase in fuel tax revenue for 2016, it is projecting a slowdown in this growth through 2019, with a decline in collections starting 2020. In its report, āThe Future of Transportation Funding: The Forecasted Decline of Motor Fuels Tax and Potential Alternatives,ā ODOT says the [ā¦]
September 23, 2016
Roadbuilding
Christie nixes New Jersey general assembly Transportation Trust Fund plan
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has passed on a new plan submitted by state Senator and Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto to fund the stateās Transportation Trust Fund (TTF). State officials have been at a stalemate over this funding, with Christie previously ordering a shut down of projects provided by the [ā¦]
July 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
Caltrans seeks more volunteers before July launch of Road Charge Pilot
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is seeking more volunteers for its Road Charge Pilot program, even though it already reached is goal of 5,000. The agency would like more rural drivers to sign-up to help āaccurately depictā the affect of the pilot on the entire state. āIt is important that the pilot represents a [ā¦]
May 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOTās 5-year transportation plan includes $6.8 billion for highway restructuring and repair
In November, MichiganĀ passed a $1.2 billion road funding lawĀ that will raise money for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) through fee hikes, fuel tax increases, and budgetary shifts. Although fullĀ funding through that law wonāt be available until 2021, mLive reports, when $600 million from the state general fund begins transferring to MDOT, thereās still a [ā¦]
April 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
Alabama House committee approves gas tax increase to fund transportation
Alabama could see a six-cent rise in the gas tax if a new bill approved by a state House committee moves forward. The Montgomery Advertiser reported that the House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee voted in favor of a bill that would raise the stateās gas tax from 18 cents per gallon to 24 cents [ā¦]
March 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
California lowers gas tax by 2.2 cents per gallon
While states like Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi are considering raising their gas taxes to better fund infrastructure, Californiaās tax board recently decided that its residentsĀ paid too much for gas last year, and will giveĀ them a break at the pump. The Associated Press reported that the California Board of Equalization voted 3-2 Tuesday to lower the [ā¦]
February 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Delaware lawmakers propose a 10-cent hike on stateās gas tax
Delaware lawmakers want to raise theĀ stateās gas tax by 10 cents in order to raise about $50 million per year forĀ infrastructure improvements. According to The News Journal, state Reps. Sean Matthews (D-Talleyville) and Michael Mulrooneyās (D-Pennwood) proposal to raise the gas tax comes two years after Gov. Jack Markell unsuccessfully attempted the same in 2014. [ā¦]
February 19, 2016
Roadbuilding
With oil prices plummeting, Obama says now is time to raise gas tax
Gas prices are continuing to drop to historic lows, and thereās really no sign the trend will reverse any time soon. With that in mind, President Barack Obama thinks now is as good a time as any to raise the gas tax. According to The Hill, Obama told reporters last week the low prices on [ā¦]
February 9, 2016
Roadbuilding
Alabama holding meetings about raising its gas tax
Alabama drivers might see an increase in the gas tax for the first time in more thanĀ a decade. The Alabama Legislatureās Joint Transportation Committee is holding a series of five meetings across the state this month to discuss a gas tax increase, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. It would mark the first state gas tax [ā¦]
January 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
Study: No āsignificant differenceā between cost of gas tax and RUC on California drivers
Fuel efficient cars have been a boon for the environment and the wallets of drivers, but itās had the side effect of bringing in fewer tax dollars to support roads in California and across the nation. As a result, some states are looking toward adopting a new road user charge (RUC) that taxes drivers based [ā¦]
November 10, 2015
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