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| Danny Howard |
Tennessee has scaled back its plans for the summer
construction. Arkansas officials have canceled 10 construction projects for this
summer. South Dakota must decide soon as to whether to shorten their list projects. Many States are hurrying up and turning in their
paperwork as soon as they can to make sure they get their money.
What is all the concern?
Federal money for highways and other transportation projects could dry up without congressional intervention.The trust fund has been the federal government’s main source of money
for transportation projects since 1956.
The Highway Trust Fund is funded by federal gas tax of 18.4 cents per gallon
for gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel but has repeatedly run low in recent
years. The general fund has come to the rescue since 2009. To find out more about the different ideas
Congress is discussing to solve this issue click here.
Author Daniel C. Vock
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