Counties look to gas tax to fund roads and bridges The Bismarck Tribune » North Dakota’s Association of Counties heard arguments for increasing the state’s fuel tax to help pay for the future construction and maintenance of county roads and bridges. “It’s happened in 26 states, it can happen here,” said Russ Hanson, executive director of the Associated General Contractors of North Dakota. “We need to come together and have those discussions.” Michelle 2017-10-20T13:40:28+00:00 October 20th, 2017|Fuel Tax, North Dakota|
McAuliffe announces USDOT approval of federal loan for I-66 public-private partnership Augusta Free News » Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that the United States Department of Transportation issued its approval to provide a $1.2 billion Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan for the I-66 Outside the Beltway public-private partnership transportation project. Michelle 2017-10-20T14:27:02+00:00 October 19th, 2017|Federal Programs, Highways, Public-Private Partnerships, Tolling, Virginia|
Transportation secretary wants to keep politics out of Virginia road funding Richmond Times-Dispatch » With three statewide offices and the House of Delegates up for grabs in three weeks, a regional spat over highway funding caught fire Monday, as Secretary of Transportation Aubrey L. Layne Jr. took aim at Republican political leaders in Southwest Virginia who have accused Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, of doing too little to fund critical road projects in their region. Michelle 2017-10-18T13:38:51+00:00 October 18th, 2017|Funding, Roads, Virginia|
California, Oregon Testing Per-Mile Fee in Lieu of Fuel Tax Bloomberg » California and Oregon are planning to launch the first interstate pilot program that charges a per-mile fee rather a fuel tax at the pump. Michelle 2017-10-20T08:36:15+00:00 October 17th, 2017|California, Colorado, Fuel Tax, Hawaii, Highways, Oregon, Road Usage Charge, Utah, Washington|
Ticket to Ride: Cuomo’s 6 biggest transportation projects – and how much further they need to go City & State New York » Here are the six most important infrastructure investments in New York this year, including the Tappan Zee Bridge project ($3.98 billion), the Gateway Tunnel project ($13 billion) and the Interstate 81 viaduct project in Syracuse ($1.7 billion). Michelle 2017-10-18T14:21:26+00:00 October 16th, 2017|Airports, Bridges, Highways, New York, Tappan Zee Bridge Replacement, Tolling|
$4 Billion Parks & Water Bond Headed to California Voters Courthouse News » Senate Bill 5 by Senate Pro tem Kevin De Leon, D-Los Angeles, promises to use the bond money on park spaces in rural communities that lack access and to address flood control projects, particularly in the Central Valley. Michelle 2017-10-18T13:40:52+00:00 October 16th, 2017|California, Drinking Water, Funding, Urban|
