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Roadbuilding
New survey says majority of Americans support usage fees to fix crumbling roads
A newly published survey reports that nearly two-thirds of Americans would support roadway user fees to help fix the country’s crumbling transportation infrastructure, according to a report in Reuters. One of the options was to pay for the number of miles a vehicle travels, according to the survey of 1,002 Americans more than 18 years old that […]
May 2, 2016
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT’s 5-year transportation plan includes $6.8 billion for highway restructuring and repair
In November, Michigan passed a $1.2 billion road funding law that will raise money for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) through fee hikes, fuel tax increases, and budgetary shifts. Although full funding through that law won’t be available until 2021, mLive reports, when $600 million from the state general fund begins transferring to MDOT, there’s still a […]
April 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
Gov. Rick Snyder signs $1.3 billion plan for Michigan roads
Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a transportation infrastructure bill to spend $1.3 billion more per year to help fix Michigan’s deteriorating roads and other transportation infrastructure. The bill is contingent on voters increasing the state sales tax to seven percent in May. Snyder signed a package of 11 laws that would restructure and ultimately raise flat per-gallon fuel taxes while […]
January 13, 2015
Roadbuilding
GOP senator won’t rule out gas tax increase
Sen. Jim Thune (R-S.D.) hinted at the possibility of a gasoline tax increase in order to pay for the highway trust fund that’s scheduled to run out of funds in May. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Thune said that while he is opposed to increasing the gas tax, lawmakers must “keep all options” open. “I don’t […]
January 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Shuster rules out gas tax increase
The chairman of the House Transportation Committee, Bill Shuster, says passing a long-term transportation funding bill is top priority heading into 2015, but he rules out the possibility of a gasoline tax increase, or a motorist user fee, according to a report on triblive.com. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, has been a supporter of a vehicle-miles-traveled tax […]
December 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
New poll shows 67 percent of people are against a gas tax increase
Two-thirds of Americans oppose the idea of increasing the 18.4 cent-per-gallon gas tax that’s used to fund the country’s transportation infrastructure, according to a survey that was conducted by SKDKnickerbocker and Benenson Strategy Group. “Despite the fact that a majority of voters support more funding for road and bridge repair and believe it will help the economy, […]
December 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
Poll: Americans want good roads & bridges, disagree on how
The majority of Americans understand the importance of good highways and bridges, and they understand the benefits of good transportation outweigh the cost to taxpayers. However, not many Americans can agree on how to pay for new roads and repairs. According to a new Associated Press-GfK poll six in 10 people surveyed say the benefits of […]
August 7, 2014
Business
New bill would nearly double the federal gas tax to better fund transportation
While one duo of Congressmen contends that the gasoline tax should reduced by 80 percent and federal transportation funding eliminated altogether, another lawmaker has introduced a bill that would nearly double the gas tax, according to a report from The Hill. In a little more than a two week span we’ve seen just how differing […]
December 5, 2013
Roadbuilding
RoadWorks
The steepest decline in state tax receipts on record, the fund raising crisis in the nation’s transportation sector and other industry news items are featured.
January 1, 2011
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