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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Ind. Gov't. - "Lawmakers face critical state infrastructure needs"
From a story today in the NWI Times reported by Dan Carden:
State Rep. Ed Soliday, R-Valparaiso, sees a bleak path ahead for Indiana's roads -- and rails, bridges and ports -- unless the General Assembly starts mapping a new route to ensure the viability of the state's infrastructure.To that end, Soliday on Tuesday will be the chairman at the first of four meetings of a study committee reviewing Indiana's infrastructure to uncover current challenges and address future needs. * * *
By 2015, nearly all the Major Moves funds gained by the Indiana Toll Road lease will be spent. In addition, declining federal gas tax revenue and the political desire for federal budget cuts probably means fewer road dollars will be sent to Indiana in years to come.
That means roads will have to be paid for by other means, probably including local government funds, Soliday said.
"We've got to look at something else because you have to be pretty naive to believe you're going to do it with the gasoline tax," Soliday said. "Everybody is going to have to be part of the solution, and it's going to take money."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 21, 2011 02:14 PM
Posted to Indiana Government