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Roadbuilding
Missouri DOT cuts planned highway, bridge projects by 30% over next 5 years
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has released for public review its draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for fiscal years 2016-2020. The plan outlines state and regional transportation projects planned during the period of July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020. Due to the scheduled drop in MoDOTās construction budget, from $596 million in [ā¦]
May 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Budget resolution calls for large reduction in transportation funding
The Senate and House of Representatives passed a joint budget resolution on Tuesday that calls for massive cuts in transportation funding. The budget resolution proposes a 22-percent decrease in transportation funding, according toĀ theĀ National Journal. But the joint resolution is not set in stone and isnāt yet law. It sets the goals Congress will try to [ā¦]
May 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
GOPās Fischer: Short-term highway funding fix is āvery likelyā
The deadline for Congress to act on transportation funding is looming closer each day, but a Republican senator eased some concerns Tuesday. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb) said at the start of a Senate hearing on the matter that she thought that an extension of federal road funding is āhighly likely.ā The current Highway Trust Fund [ā¦]
May 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bipartisan Senate bill would offer a tax credit for transportation projects
A Republican and a Democratic crossed party lines to propose a bill Monday that would provide a tax credit for road projects. The Hill reportsĀ Senators Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) proposed the āMove America Act of 2015ā as Congress rolls closer toĀ the May 31 deadline to extend transportation funding as the Highway [ā¦]
May 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Texas approves $168 million in Proposition 1 road projects
The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) has approved roughly $168 million for 23 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) road projects as part of the stateās Proposition 1 funding program. Last year Texas voters approved Proposition 1, a program that has $1.74 billion available for transportation projects in 2015. In late March, the TTC approved nine projects [ā¦]
May 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Michigan voters reject sales tax increase for road improvements (UPDATED)
Michigan voters overwhelmingly rejected Tuesday a constitutional amendment that would have raised the stateās sales tax and increased gas prices to improve roadways. Proposal 1 was voted down 80-20, as just 351,000 residents voted in favor against 1.4 million voting no with just 20 percent turnoutĀ according to the Detroit Free Press. The Lansing State JournalĀ reportsĀ Proposal [ā¦]
May 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Missouri officials call for a raise in the state gas tax
The Missouri Senate passed a bill Thursday to raise the stateās gas tax 1.5 cents a gallon in order to raise money to fix the declining infrastructure. According to a report from theĀ Kansas City Star,Ā an earlier proposal to raise the tax by two cents had stalled. State and local officials gathered at the Broadway Bridge [ā¦]
May 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Poor road and bridge conditions cost Missouri motorists $4.5 billion a year
Missouri motorists are being hit with $4.5 billion a year in costs related to poor road and bridge conditions as well congestion and poor safety features, according to a recent report from The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). This equates to a range of roughly $1,100 to $1,500 per motorist, the group says, in expenses from [ā¦]
May 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ryan: $10 billion stopgap in the works as a āPlan Bā for Highway Trust Fund
Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) says a $10 billion stopgap measure is being planned to provide temporary transportation project funding for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for the remainder of 2015, if permanent funding isnāt passed prior to the current May 31 deadline. According to a report from The Hill, working with Ryan on the patch are [ā¦]
May 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Poll shows most voters would support gas tax hike for roadwork
Well more thanĀ two-thirds of voters would be willing to more at the pump if it meant the money was going to pay for road construction, according to a poll from the Mineta Transportation Institute. About 71 percent of the voters polled said they would support at 10-cent gas hike if the money were spent on [ā¦]
May 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
South Carolina Senate panel packages gas tax boost with several other fee increases for transportation funding
A Senate panel in South Carolina passed a bill to raise the stateās gas tax 12 cents in an effort to raise money for road repairs, The State reported. The Senate Finance Committee passed the plan 14-8 to raise about $800 million dollars for road construction. The plan replaces a 10-cent gas tax hike for [ā¦]
May 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
New stopgap House bill would cut transportation funding by $1 billion
The House Appropriations Committee introduced a new bill on Tuesday to fund the Transportation Department and provide funding to the soon-to-be expiring Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 2016, according to The Hill. The $55.3 billion billĀ would provide $40.3 billion to the Highway Trust Fund Act, which is set to expire by the end of [ā¦]
April 30, 2015
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