Federal, state, and local governments all play a significant role in funding $300 billion in annual transportation spending. The federal government supplies important capital funding for highways, transit systems, airports, waterways, and ports while also operating the nation’s air traffic control system. State and local governments have an equally important task to invest in and operate their transportation networks and rely on a broad range of revenue sources, from general revenues and debt, to fuel taxes, fees, and tolls.
October 1, 2024 - The Federal Highway Administration reported this week that highway construction costs rose again in the first...
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September 27, 2024 - Yet another government shutdown has been averted, with Congress punting appropriations deadlines from September 30 to...
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September 27, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Transportation has made the project selections for the final $1.7 billion of...
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In the dynamic realm of transportation, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a pivotal force, revolutionizing how tasks are accomplished and...
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September 20, 2024 - House leaders are now working on Plan B to avert a government shutdown on October 1,...
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August 30, 2024 - The Federal Highway Administration this week distributed an additional $8.7 billion in federal-aid highways obligation authority...
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August 30, 2024 - The total amount of usable highway formula funding given to states by the Federal Highway Administration...
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“Congress should carefully consider whether and how to replace the fossil fuel-based highway user taxes that currently support highway and...
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July 26, 2024 - Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, by a 29 to 1 vote, a bill funding the...
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Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution
This year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state-by-state distribution of this money was based almost entirely on how the states fared on a variety of real-world metrics back in calendar year 2007,...