Recent increases in state and federal transportation funding have allowed Ohio to make needed improvements to the condition, safety and efficiency of the state’s roads and bridges. While this additional funding has been helpful, many needed projects will not proceed due to a lack of available funding and the impact of highway construction inflation. This is according to a new…
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GCAA on Top of Gas Tax Losses
Jan. 23, 2023 – Georgia Construction Aggregate Association Executive Director Jeff Wansley said that GDoT Commissioner Russell McMurry testified before the House Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee. He confirmed that the Governor’s budget recommendations included funds to cover all the income lost while the state’s motor fuel tax was suspended for nine months. Committee Chair Clay Pirkle (R-Ashburn) noted that legislators had…
Read MoreAnother Take on Gas Taxes
By John Fischer John Fischer of Palatine, Ill., a global engine consultant, is a regular reader of Rock Products who has emailed us a number of comments over the years. He submitted the following rebuttal to some of the points raised in our June Guest Editorial, “Once Again We Need to Ask: Is the Gas Tax Obsolete?” – and to…
Read MoreStates Introduce Transportation Bills
Legislators in 37 states introduced 185 bills aimed at boosting transportation investment in the first two months of 2019, a new analysis finds. This number is higher than the amount of legislation the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (ARTBA-TIAC) tracked over the same time period last year and is projected to grow as additional measures are introduced…
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