STATES SEE EXTENSION OF TRANSPORTATION AID

State transportation officials are worried that projects will be delayed if Congress fails to pass a highway bill before the September 30, 2003 expiration of the 1998 Transportation Equity Act. Provisions in that legislation prevent the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) from reimbursing states for money they spend after the funding expires and before new legislation has been approved, which could cause states to stop work on projects pending new funds, as well as possibly precipitating a shutdown of FHWA. It is feared that the expected "fix" will only be temporary and not the six-year package interested parties were hoping for. According to a survey released by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), even a possible six-month extension would cause delays and a loss of more than 90,000 jobs in the private sector. Some $2.1 billion in projects would be affected, because states would be prohibited from issuing design contracts for projects that would be started beyond the six-month window. While the majority of states responding to the survey predicted project delays, states such as Texas and Florida claim they would experience no delays, relying on adequate cash reserves.

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• Authors:
  • Ichniowski, T
  • Winston, S
  • Korman, R
• Publication Date: 2003-9-15

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 12-13
• Serial:
  • ENR
  • Volume: 251
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0891-9526

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Government funding; Legislation; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Law;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00963500
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 2 2003 12:00AM