Post by Logan on Mar 28, 2017 3:43:32 GMT -6
More state fuel tax money would be diverted for local road and bridge projects, and county officials would need the OK from voters before approving a new vehicle registration fee under transportation budget changes Monday by the Senate.
A Senate committee altered or scrapped several of the House-passed changes to the two-year, $7.8 billion measure.
One cent of the state's 28-cent fuel tax currently goes to the Local Transportation Improvement Program. The Senate would raise that to 1.25 cents next year and 1.5 cents in 2019, diverting another $48 million for local road and bridge projects on top of the $124 million already in the budget.
County engineers and other local officials have testified about the major backlog of road and bridge maintenance needs across the state.
Read more: www.dispatch.com/news/20170321/ohio-senate-directs-more-funds-to-local-road-projects
A Senate committee altered or scrapped several of the House-passed changes to the two-year, $7.8 billion measure.
One cent of the state's 28-cent fuel tax currently goes to the Local Transportation Improvement Program. The Senate would raise that to 1.25 cents next year and 1.5 cents in 2019, diverting another $48 million for local road and bridge projects on top of the $124 million already in the budget.
County engineers and other local officials have testified about the major backlog of road and bridge maintenance needs across the state.
Read more: www.dispatch.com/news/20170321/ohio-senate-directs-more-funds-to-local-road-projects