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Listed below are select news headlines posted on the highways.org site. Archives will be available for the past 14 days only. The story links listed are subject to change as determined by each individual news outlet.

April 8, 2008

US Transportation Chief Says Tolls Should Replace Federal Gas Tax
Associated Press
Fuel prices take toll on Iowa's rough roads
Des Moines Register
Okla. Panel Urges Funding for Roads
Associated Press

April 7, 2008

New York City Council OKs traffic congestion plan
New York Daily News
Vermont Governor, Lawmakers Jostle Over Priorities for Road, Bridge Funds
Vermont Press Bureau
$28 Million in Transportation Cuts Approved in Maine
Capitol News Service

April 3, 2008

New York City Council OKs traffic congestion plan
New York Daily News
Vermont Governor, Lawmakers Jostle Over Priorities for Road, Bridge Funds
Vermont Press Bureau
$28 Million in Transportation Cuts Approved in Maine
Capitol News Service

April 1, 2008

Idaho House Passes Bill to Reimburse Developers for Road Work
Associated Press
Louisiana Bill Targets Drilling Near Major Roads
The Advocate
Amid money crunch, Michigan counties let some roads go to gravel
Grand Rapids Press

March 31, 2008

Idaho Panel Backs Road Funding Bill
Associated Press
Colorado legislators kill one of two toll bills
Rocky Mountain News

March 28, 2008

Virginia to Refund Some Road Fees, Taxes
Associated Press
Washington Governor Signs State Transport Budget
News Tribune
Florida House Looks to Transportation Money to Balance Budget
Daytona Beach News-Journal

March 26, 2008

Virginians Spurn Taxes, Sit in Traffic as Road Gridlock Worsens
Bloomberg
States Say Road Funds Would Rev Economy
San Diego Union-Tribune
North Carolina Panel Considers Remedies to Transportation Shortfall
Associated Press

March 25, 2008

Poll: NY voters conditionally back congestion pricing fees
Associated Press

March 24, 2008

Alligator Alley may be up for lease
Miami Herald
Metro Atlanta HOV lane fees could start by 2010
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Toll-Lane Revenue Proposal Gets a Rewrite in Richmond
Washington Post

March 21, 2008

Regional DC Panel Wary of Toll Plan
Washington Post
Virginia Governor looks to boost budget for transportation
Virginian-Pilot

March 20, 2008

Oberstar Wants Hearing on Minnesota Bridge Collapse
Associated Press
North Carolina DOT Secretary Says Toll Roads are the Future
Daily Reflector
GOP Wants Tolls for I-70 Lanes in Colorado
Denver Business Journal

March 7, 2008

Virginia tries to pay back transportation taxes
Washington Times
Idaho lawmakers propose plan to reap $57 million from trucking fees
Associated Press

March 6, 2008

AAA Study: Traffic Crashes Cost Billions
Associated Press
Pennsylvania House Dems: Tolling I-80 Preferable to Leasing Turnpike
Associated Press

Shockwave traffic jam recreated for first time
News Scientist

March 4, 2008

Louisiana Governor Seeks Boost in Funds for Roads
The Advocate

Bush Official Praises New Jersey Governor’s Toll ‘Courage’
Star-Ledger

Virginia House Floats Passing a Quick Fix for Road Taxes
Virginian-Pilot

Massachusetts Transportation Running on Empty
Boston Globe

 

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