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Rhode Island will spend $223.4 million on maintenance of 4 Narragansett Bay bridges

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) Board approved a 10-year $223.4 million spending plan, approximately $22 million per year, for the maintenance of the four Narragansett Bay bridges—the Newport Pell Bridge, the Mount Hope Bridge, the Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge, and the Sakonnet River Bridge, the Providence Journal reports. The Pell Bridge will receive approximately $116 million, more than […]

August 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Funding shortfall, no new gas tax halts highway projects in Hawaii

The Hawaii Department of Transportation is halting work on 66 highway projects due to lack of funding, which the agency blames partially on the lack of a new gas tax coming from state legislators, according to a report by Hawaii News Now. The Highways Division only has funds to work on six projects above needed […]

August 5, 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 state’s 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 […]

July 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

Minnesota governor, house republicans spar over transportation funding solutions

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and state House Republicans have both proposed transportation funding measures this week, but have failed to reach an agreement on either. Dayton has brought to the table two separate proposals, with one raising the gas tax by 5 cents per gallon and increasing vehicle license tab (the sticker on the license) […]

May 20, 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 “accurately depict” the affect of the pilot on the entire state. “It is important that the pilot represents a […]

May 3, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri bill would put 5.9-cent gas tax increase up for voter approval

The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would put a gas tax increase of 5.9 cents per gallon up for vote by the state’s citizens this November. The increased funding would help fund transportation improvement projects. Sen. Doug Libla introduced SB623 proposing an increase in the tax from 17 to 22.9 cents per gallon starting Jan. […]

April 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

ARTBA report highlights structurally deficient bridges in Wisc., warrants more and better funding

A report by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) shows a need to change how Wisconsin funds highway and bridge projects. According to wrn.com, the study found that approximately 9 percent of Wisconsin’s bridges are structurally deficient. Wisconsin Transportation Development Association President Jerry Derr tells the news agency that the state does an excellent job of […]

April 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Proposed 2016-2017 Colorado budget would cut transportation funding

Colorado’s new $27 billion budget for fiscal year 2016-2017 was introduced to the state house on March 28 and according to WesternSlope Now.com, lawmakers will pull $2.7 million from reserve funds to make up for a shortfall created by cuts to specific funds, such as transportation. CDOT gets most of its funding from state and federal […]

April 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina House passes revised transportation plan following plea from state DOT chief

The South Carolina House of Representatives didn’t wait long to pass a revised $415 million transportation plan after receiving a letter from Department of Transportation Secretary Christy Hall. Hall was concerned that the initial bill passed by the South Carolina Senate was sending too much money – $185 million – directly to the counties. She said […]

March 24, 2016

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina DOT director criticizes transportation bill’s lack of primary highway funding

South Carolina lawmakers are close to passing a much-needed transportation funding bill, but the head of the state’s Department of Transportation is criticizing the plan. According to the Associated Press, South Carolina Department of Transportation Sec. Christy Hall sent a letter to members of the state House of Representatives to urge them to spend more money on […]

March 23, 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 state’s gas tax from 18 cents per gallon to 24 cents […]

March 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana approves more than $1 billion in transportation infrastructure funding

The Indiana House and Senate approved March 10 transportation infrastructure funding legislation that allocates more than $1 billion to road and bridge projects over four years without the increase in gas and cigarette taxes that had been proposed previously. Gov. Mike Pence, who plans to sign the bill as soon as he receives it, said […]

March 14, 2016