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Transportation budget increases highlight bridge needs and a shrinking highway special revenue account
Summary
The Department of Transportation told the House Appropriations Section C committee that inflation and rising federal construction funds have increased project costs, strained the state highway special revenue account (HSRA), and prompted staffing additions for bridge management and rapid response.
The Department of Transportation briefed the House Appropriations Section C committee on the agency’s House Bill 2 budget, stressing bridge repairs and the strain on the state highway special revenue account (HSRA).
Director Chris Dorrington told the committee that the approved HB2 budget is roughly 12.3% higher than the last biennium, driven by increased federal construction funding and higher contractor payments. He and deputy director Larry Flynn emphasized that federal construction funds require a state match — roughly 13% — and an increase in federal program funding requires a larger HSRA match. Dorrington warned the committee that the HSRA, funded primarily by state fuel and diesel taxes and GVW fees, is on a declining trajectory and “headed down” without additional…
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