Highway Finance

Highway Finance
Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2006
Genre: Roads
ISBN:

Gao-06-554 Highway Finance

Gao-06-554 Highway Finance
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2018-01-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781984384584

GAO-06-554 Highway Finance: States' Expanding Use of Tolling Illustrates Diverse Challenges and Strategies

Highway Finance

Highway Finance
Author: United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2006
Genre: Roads
ISBN:

To provide the robust growth that many transportation advocates believe is required to meet the nation's mobility needs, state and local decision makers in virtually all states are seeking alternative funding approaches. Tolling (charging a fee for the use of a highway facility) provides a set of approaches that are increasingly receiving closer attention and consideration. This report examines tolling from a number of perspectives, namely: (1) the promise of tolling to enhance mobility and finance highway transportation, (2) the extent to which tolling is being used and the reasons states are using or not using this approach, (3) the challenges states face in implementing tolling, and (4) strategies that can be used to help states address tolling challenges.

Highway Finance

Highway Finance
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2017-09-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781976430336

Congestion is increasing rapidly across the nation and freight traffic is expected to almost double in 20 years. In many places, decision makers cannot simply build their way out of congestion, and traditional revenue sources may not be sustainable. As the baby boom generation retires and the costs of federal entitlement programs rise, sustained, large-scale increases in federal highway grants seem unlikely. To provide the robust growth that many transportation advocates believe is required to meet the nation's mobility needs, state and local decision makers in virtually all states are seeking alternative funding approaches. Tolling (charging a fee for the use of a highway facility) provides a set of approaches that are increasingly receiving closer attention and consideration. This report examines tolling from a number of perspectives, namely: (1) the promise of tolling to enhance mobility and finance highway transportation, (2) the extent to which tolling is being used and the reasons states are using or not using this approach, (3) the challenges states face in implementing tolling, and (4) strategies that can be used to help states address tolling challenges.

Highway Finance

Highway Finance
Author: U S Government Accountability Office (G
Publisher: BiblioGov
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2013-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781289135546

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO watches over Congress, and investigates how the federal government spends taxpayers dollars. The Comptroller General of the United States is the leader of the GAO, and is appointed to a 15-year term by the U.S. President. The GAO wants to support Congress, while at the same time doing right by the citizens of the United States. They audit, investigate, perform analyses, issue legal decisions and report anything that the government is doing. This is one of their reports.

Physical Infrastructure: Challenges and Investment Options for the Nation's Infrastructure

Physical Infrastructure: Challenges and Investment Options for the Nation's Infrastructure
Author: Patricia A. Dalton
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2008-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1437905730

America¿s physical infrastructure -- incl. aviation, highway, transit, rail, water, and dam infrastructure -- is critical to the nation¿s economy and affects the daily life of virtually all Americans, but is under strain. Estimates to repair, replace, or upgrade aging infrastructure as well as expand capacity to meet increased demand top hundreds of billions of dollars, at a time when the fed. government¿s fiscal outlook is worse than many may understand. This testimony discusses: (1) challenges associated with the nation¿s surface transportation, aviation, water, and dam infrastructure, and the principles to help guide efforts to address these challenges; and (2) existing and proposed options to fund investments in the nation¿s infrastructure. Illustrations.

Highway Bridge Program

Highway Bridge Program
Author: Katherine Siggerud
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2009-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 143790971X

The Aug. 1, 2007, collapse of a Minnesota bridge raised nationwide questions about bridge safety and the Dept. of Transportation¿s ability to prioritize resources for bridges. The Highway Bridge Program (HBP), the primary source of fed. funding for bridges, provided over $4 billion to states in FY 2007. This study examines: (1) how the HBP addresses bridge conditions; (2) how states use HBP funds and select bridge projects for funding; (3) what data indicates about bridge conditions and the HBP¿s impact; and (4) the extent to which the HBP aligns with generally accepted principles, and fed. laws and regulations, for re-examining surface transportation programs. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.