Alaska Truckers Concerned Over State DOT Budget Cuts Due to Plunge in Oil Prices
A plunge in oil prices this year has prompted a $35 million cut to the budget for Alaska’s Department of Transportation, making the state’s truckers nervous.
November 16, 2015Oregon Gov. Says Road Deal Unlikely in 2016
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said she knows the state’s infrastructure needs serious repairs, but she does not think anything will get done about it until 2017.
November 16, 2015N.Y. Thruway Tolls Won’t Rise in 2016, but Trucking Fears Future Increases
New York drivers won’t pay more to use the state’s Thruway in 2016, the sixth straight year without an increase.
November 10, 2015Alabama Governor Endorses Fuel-Tax Hike, Predicts it Will Pass in 2016
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley said he believes that the state’s Legislature will pass a fuel-tax increase that he has endorsed to pay for infrastructure improvements.
November 9, 2015Michigan OKs Fuel Tax Increase in $1.2 Billion Infrastructure Plan
After making little progress for months in producing a bipartisan highway bill, both chambers of the Michigan Legislature passed two bills not long before midnight Nov. 3 that eventually will deliver $1.2 billion for the state’s roads.
November 9, 2015Voters in Texas, Maine Overwhelmingly Approve Transportation Initiatives
Texas voters overwhelmingly voted on Nov. 3 to fund transportation for a second straight year. Their counterparts in Maine also gave a strong thumbs-up to a transportation ballot initiative.
November 4, 2015Michigan Republicans Weighing GOP-Only Highway Bill
Frustrated on the lack of progress on a transportation bill, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder thinks that it might be time for Republicans to forge ahead with a partisan proposal.
November 3, 2015Rep. Earl Blumenauer Aims to Raise Fuel Tax by 15 Cents
As the House of Representatives begins to consider long-term transportation legislation, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) plans to offer an amendment to the $325 billion bill that would raise the federal fuel tax by 15 cents a gallon.
November 2, 2015Gov. Chris Christie Nominates Richard Hammer to Be Transportation Chief
Richard Hammer has been appointed acting commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Transportation by Gov. Chris Christie, who also nominated him to replace Jamie Fox, who resigned last month.
November 2, 2015Texans Slated to Vote on Proposition 7, Which Provides $2.5 Billion for Roads
A year after overwhelmingly voting for Proposition 1, which devotes about $1.2 billion to the state’s highway fund, Texans will consider another transportation initiative, Proposition 7, when they go the polls on Nov. 3.
November 1, 2015