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Agency of Transportation warns federal reauthorization uncertainty could affect Vermont projects
Summary
Agency staff briefed the committee on the federal reauthorization process, the composition of federal transportation programs, and near-term uncertainty created by executive-branch direction on certain discretionary programs.
Costa Pappas of the Vermont Agency of Transportation briefed the Senate Transportation Committee on federal transportation reauthorization, funding streams and program rules that shape Vermont's capital and operating budgets.
Pappas said Vermont relies heavily on federal dollars for transportation work and that federal sources account for roughly 55 percent of the state's transportation budget, though the exact share fluctuates with competitive grants and disaster relief. He reviewed the major federal programs that support Vermont: the National Highway Performance Program, the Surface Transportation Block Grant (the most flexible federal highway bucket), Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds (CMAQ), safety and resilience programs, and program-specific formulas for transit, airports and…
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