On January 10, Governor Brad Little proposed an unprecedented transportation investment during his State of the State address. The Leading Idaho plan seeks to preserve and restore our existing transportation infrastructure by focusing on the state’s deferred maintenance backlog. The proposal includes:
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$200 million | Dedicated to deferred maintenance needs for roads and bridges. The funds would be split between the state ($120) and local highway jurisdictions ($80 million).
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$200 million | One-time investment package to improve local bridges. These funds will allow local highway jurisdictions to improve nearly one-third of deficient bridges across the state.
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Targeted investments for multiple transportation needs including airports ($6.4 million), railroads ($8 million), port ($10 million) and pedestrian safety ($10 million).
Governor Little declared, “We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fully fund known needs – to maintain our roads and bridges permanently – with no new taxes.” We are pleased with the Governor's acknowledgement and pledge to continue to spur economic growth and job creation for years to come through much needed investments in Idaho's infrastructure.
The Roadmap will continue to provide updates on the proposed budget and related bills for readers to track each week. As of January 23, no bill has been introduced.
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