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Highway Trust Fund: All States Received More Funding Than They Contributed in Highway Taxes from 2005 to 2009

Friday, October 14th, 2011
HIGHWAY TRUST FUND All States Received More Funding Than They Contributed in Highway Taxes from 2005 to 2009

US GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE What GAO Found From 2005 to 2009, every state received more funding for highway programs than they contributed to the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund. This was possible because more funding was authorized and apportioned than was collected from the states, and the fund was augmented with about $30 […]

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RECOVERY ACT: Funding Used for Transportation Infrastructure Projects, but Some Requirements Proved Challenging

Monday, July 11th, 2011
Figure 1: Recovery Act Funds Appropriated for DOT programs

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
Recipients continue to report using Recovery Act funds to improve the nation’s transportation infrastructure. Highway funds have been primarily used for pavement improvement projects, and transit funds have been primarily used to upgrade transit facilities and purchase buses. Recovery Act funds have also been used to rehabilitate airport runways and improve Amtrak’s infrastructure. The Recovery Act helped fund transportation jobs, but long-term benefits are unclear

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Bridges getting better, but still a LONG way to go

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

The House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit met on Wednesday to discuss bridge inspection in the U.S. (a responsibility of the Federal Highway Administration).  According to James Oberstar, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman , “With over one-half of our bridges built before 1964, it is increasingly important that we have […]

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