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Press Release: Build Indiana Council, transportation leaders thank Gov. Braun for gas tax pause, call for sustainable road funding
INDIANAPOLIS – Today, the Build Indiana Council (BIC) and its member organizations, including Indiana Constructors, Inc. (ICI) and ACEC Indiana, acknowledged Gov. Mike Braun’s efforts to help protect Hoosiers’ wallets with his continuation of [...]
Gas tax breaks to cost state, local governments $533M
Leslie Bonilla Muñiz | Indiana Capital Chronicle The total price tag for Gov. Mike Braun’s gas tax holiday is in: the state of Indiana and hundreds of local governments are expected to lose out [...]
Indiana’s gas tax suspension has Fulton County government concerned about Highway Dept funding
Johnny McCrory | Fulton County Post Governor Braun’s suspension of Indiana’s gas tax has probably been a relief to many in the wake of escalating gas prices. But it’s also a major concern for [...]
Braun announces 30-day break on Indiana sales tax for gasoline
Mackenzi Klemann and Niki Kelly | Indiana Capital Chronicle Gov. Mike Braun issued an executive order Wednesday to enact a 30-day suspension of the 7% sales tax on gasoline — with the potential for [...]
State Budget Committee approves toll road hikes, child care boost
Leslie Bonilla Muñiz | Indiana Capital Chronicle A panel of state officials on Thursday green-lit a deal letting the Indiana Toll Road’s private operator raise rates twice annually — in exchange for a $700 [...]
BUILD America 250 Act looks good for county bridge funding prospects
Charlie Ban | National Association of Counties Counties stand to receive a healthy infusion of funding to address bridges under the surface transportation bill, BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870) passed May 22 on [...]
‘Unreachable number:’ Johnson County officials look to bonds amid $530M road funding shortfall
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 [...]
Amendment eliminates delivery fee from road funding bill
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 [...]
Sustainable road funding requires an evolution in our thinking
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, [...]
Indiana Issues State Funds for Road Projects
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) recently issued a combined $119.4 million in state matching funds to 229 Indiana cities, towns, and counties to support local road projects through the Community Crossings program.That program is part of [...]