Elissa Maudlin | Daily Journal Three years ago, Johnson County officials estimated that roughly $382 million was needed for capital road projects. Now, the price tag is even higher. Officials now estimate that about $530 million is needed to fund capital road projects, said Luke Mastin, highway department director. Although he presented a plan to [...]
Niki Kelly | Indiana Capital ChronicleA House panel examining how to increase road funding dialed back a wide-ranging bill Monday.The House Roads and Transportation Committee accepted a substantial amendment to House Bill 1461 to remove several key concepts from the bill.Read the full story at https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/amendment-eliminates-delivery-fee-from-road-funding-bill/
Road and bridge advocates closed the books on the 2023 Indiana General Assembly session knowing a significant discussion on infrastructure funding was yet to come. In 2017, when lawmakers passed a historic funding package, their solution was informed by findings from the FIRSST (Funding Indiana’s Roads for a Stronger, Safer Tomorrow) Task Force. Last year, [...]
The Build Indiana Council team recently attended the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In in Washington, D.C. The event with BIC’s federal partners served as a whirlwind, 36-hour trip to the nation’s capital and featured several productive conversations with the Hoosier Congressional delegation and federal/state transportation colleagues. The BIC team highlighted the need for Indiana to [...]
BIC was pleased to join Gov. Eric Holcomb and INDOT leaders in early April to officially launch the 2022 construction season. With more than 1,300 state projects scheduled for construction, this season is shaping up to be a productive one. The projects, along with preventative maintenance, represent more than $3 billion in investments this year. [...]
A new episode of BIC’s “The Crossroads Forum” podcast is out - and this episode covers some serious ground! From wrapping up the 2022 legislative session to talks of gas tax holidays, join BIC Executive Director Brian Gould and lobbyist Laurie Maudlin for an update on news and trends shaping the road and bridge industry. Hear [...]
Implementing the federal infrastructure law received a big boost this month, with Congress passing a 2022 spending bill. The move marks the end to the federal government being propped up by stopgap funding measures. For the road and bridge industry, the budget approval unlocks funding increases provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The [...]
A lot of things can happen, even in a “short” legislative session. With lawmakers headed toward a March 14 adjournment deadline, learn about the issues the Build Indiana Council team is tracking on the newest episode of The Crossroads Forum. Laurie Maudlin, a member of the BIC government affairs team, joins BIC Executive Director Brian [...]
The day seemed standard enough: President Joe Biden was scheduled to travel to Pittsburgh, “The City of Bridges” to discuss the newly-passed federal infrastructure package. However, the day soon turned into a stark visual of why funding the nation’s roads and bridges is so important. Hours before the president was set to arrive, one of [...]
Coming into the 2022 legislative session, the Build Indiana Council team anticipated a relatively quiet year for activity on road and bridge issues. Much of our focus is on setting the stage for serious conversations about the future of Hoosier infrastructure funding when lawmakers write a new two-year state spending plan next year. Now that [...]
