US EditionStates Scramble to Plug Transportation Funding Holes
- States are scrambling to secure funding to address inflation-driven cost increases and declining gas tax revenues, especially for road maintenance and public transit systems.
- With pandemic-era federal funding ending, states like Pennsylvania face threats of fare hikes and service cuts for public transportation, affecting both urban and rural areas.
- The lack of new funding in Oregon is causing local road departments to delay safety projects and reduce services, leading to difficult choices.
- Failure to increase taxes and fees may force fewer workers to handle more tasks, compromising safety for both workers and the public.
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Hartford Courant
States scramble to plug transportation funding holes
By Erika Bolstad, Stateline.org States are scrambling for the money to fill potholes, plow roads, maintain bridges and pay bus drivers as they confront inflation- and tariff-driven cost increases and declining gas tax revenues. States also face uncertain federal funding as the Trump administration reduces the size of government and zeroes out some Biden-era transportation programs. As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act expires next year …
Pennsylvania and other states scramble to plug transportation funding holes
The transit agency for the Portland, Ore., area, Tri-Met, announced it would eliminate up to eight bus lines as well as reduce the frequency of service on other lines as soon as November. States face uncertain federal funding as the Trump administration reduces the size of government and zeroes out some Biden-era transportation programs. (Photo courtesy of the Oregon Department of Transportation)States are scrambling for the money to fill pothol…
Plugging transportation holes - Gettysburg Connection
Pennsylvania is facing mounting pressure to address deepening holes in its transportation budget as a partisan budget stalemate enters its third month. The impasse between the Republican-controlled Senate and the Democratic-majority House has left transit agencies, road crews, and commuters uncertain about what comes next. The crisis mirrors challenges nationwide, where states are dealing with
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