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LA Metro reveals 40-year, $120 billion transportation plan

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has ambitious plans for the city if a newly revealed plan passes in November. The LA Metro announced the plan March 18 and said it would send about $120 billion to transit projects and highway projects over the next 40 years. Measure R would pay for these projects by extending LA county’s current […]

March 22, 2016

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North Dakota DOT closing rest areas, making other cuts due to $69 million shortfall

The North Dakota Department of Transportation will close five rest areas, keep 20 jobs open and cut back temporary employees in order to make up for a revenue shortfall this year. According to the Dickinson Press, NDDOT Director Grant Levi announced the cuts at a recent Transportation Committee meeting, and said they were necessary in […]

February 24, 2016

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Indiana House passes plan to raise taxes on cigarettes and gas to pay for roads

The Indiana House of Representatives has passed a bill that would raise the tax on gas and cigarettes in order to bring in $500 million a year for transportation funding. According to The Times of Northwest Indiana, the bill would increase the Indiana state gas tax 4 cents per gallon–bringing it to 22 cents per gallon—and […]

February 4, 2016

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Obama proposes $10-per-barrel tax on oil production to fund green infrastructure

President Barack Obama is aiming to implement more measures to combat climate change, and this time he’s eyeing oil companies to foot the bill. The Hill reported that the White House announced Obama will propose with his budget request next week a $10-per-barrel fee on oil production in order to fund a new $32.4 billion per-year “green transportation plan.” The plan […]

February 4, 2016

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Texas DOT announces $1.3 billion plan for projects to improve traffic congestion

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has released a $1.3 billion plan for accelerated transportation project completion aimed at improving traffic congestion across the state. The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC) will need to approve the strategy. “The major metro areas of Texas – Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio – represent more than […]

February 1, 2016

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Ohio TRAC approves 7 new projects totaling $58.6 million

The Ohio Transportation Review Advisory Council has approved seven construction projects across the state. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Ohio TRAC voted to approve additional funding totaling $58.6 million. The following are the seven projects approved: Mahoning County: $6 million for construction of a new interchange at I-680 & SR 164. Jefferson County: $900,000 for […]

February 1, 2016

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Democratic presidential candidates call for increased highway funding

During Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate in Charleston, South Carolina, Sunday night, all three candidates vowed that transportation funding would be one of their top priorities if they were elected to the White House. In the first question of the final Democratic presidential debate before the Iowa caucuses, front-runner Hilary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Mayland Gov. […]

January 20, 2016

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California governor proposes annual vehicle fee to fund road construction

California needs more money for its aging roads and bridges, but with so many electric and hybrid vehicle drivers, the state isn’t getting enough funding from fuel taxes to foot the bill. Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed a new plan to try to put more funds back in the transportation budget. According to CBS San Francisco, […]

January 14, 2016

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Nebraska proposal would create transportation infrastructure bank to accelerate road and bridge projects

Nebraska State Senator Jim Smith and Gov. Peter Ricketts have unveiled a transportation infrastructure bank proposal aimed at accelerating road and bridge construction and repair in the state. The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) would administer the bank, which will help provide matching funding to counties for quicker bridge repair work, fund transportation projects that […]

January 11, 2016

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Kentucky governor cuts $112.5 million from transportation budget

Kentucky might see several road construction projects delayed after the governor ordered a $112.5 million cut – 5.6 percent – in the state’s transportation budget. Gov. Matt Bevin issued the budget reduction order this Monday to offset an expected shortfall in transportation funding revenues, with Bevin saying the reduction will “prevent a deficit in the […]

January 7, 2016

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Idaho selects road and bridge projects to be funded by General Fund surplus

Idaho is taking some of the extra money it had at year’s end and is putting it toward roads and bridges. And the state recently announced the projects getting a piece of the $54 million. According to the Idaho Transportation Department, the state has selected 17 road and bridge projects to be funded by the general […]

December 28, 2015

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Missouri governor calls for an increase in state’s gas tax

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is hoping legislators in his state support a gas tax hike to help pay for needed highway improvements. Nixon was speaking on the KCUR show “Up To Date” when he told host Steve Kraske that he hoped a bill pre-filed Dec. 1 by Sen. Doug Libla (R-Poplar Bluff) passed the state legislature. […]

December 21, 2015