Transport Topics
By Eugene Mulero
October 25, 2023
Representatives Call Attention to Task of Identifying Sustainable Source of Funding for Account
Transportation leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives recently raised awareness about the funding needs of an account central to highway projects.
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.), Highways and Transit Subcommittee chairman, recently called attention to the upcoming task of identifying a sustainable source of funding for national highway programs. The account specific to such projects, the Highway Trust Fund, was stabilized temporarily by the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
“We need to work together to reform the Highway Trust Fund to ensure that users who benefit from the system pay into the system. A long-term, sustainable solution is necessary to provide our state, local and private sector partners the certainty they need to plan and build their projects,” Crawford said during an Oct. 18 hearing.
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