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Tag: Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)
Roadbuilding
Study: No âsignificant differenceâ 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 itâs 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 [âŚ]
November 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Wisconsin sees vehicle miles traveled increase 9% to 60 billion miles in 2014
Drivers in Wisconsin spent so much time on the roads last year, they could have traveled to the sun and back to Earth 322 times. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, drivers clocked a high of 60 billion vehicle miles traveled in 2014. Thatâs 550 million miles, or 9 percent, more than in 2013. WisDOT attributes [âŚ]
November 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
A New Yearâs resolution for the nation: Take care of your crumbling infrastructure
Itâs âI told you soâ time! A recent Washington Post report noted that bridges in Washington, D.C., are falling apart faster than they can be repaired and there just isnât the money to repair them. This isnât a news flash to the highway and bridge construction industry â i.e. our engineer readers and highway contractors. [âŚ]
January 4, 2013
Safety
Highway traffic highest level since 2007
Americans drove 3 trillion miles in 2010, the most vehicle miles traveled since 2007 and the third-highest ever recorded, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on March 2. The increase in traffic volume comes as the U.S. in 2009 posted its lowest number of traffic fatalities and injuries since 1950. âMore driving means more wear [âŚ]
March 9, 2011
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