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ITD tells JFAC cash‑flow pressure on multi‑year projects requires more reappropriation authority and continuous appropriation language
Summary
The Idaho Transportation Department told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee it needs supplemental authority and a higher reappropriation cap to pay contractors on multi‑year projects; department officials said $600 million is currently obligated but unspent on contracts.
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee that it faces cash‑flow challenges on long‑term, multi‑fund construction projects and asked for supplemental spending authority and changes to appropriation language to avoid payment delays on active contracts.
ITD requested a $60 million fiscal‑year 2025 supplemental (ten million from State Highway Local and $50 million from State Highway Federal) and ongoing capital outlays of roughly $57 million and $55 million tied to IIJA federal funding and other available revenues. The department also requested one‑time general fund transfers — $99.7 million for safety and capacity projects and $212 million for road and bridge maintenance — and asked the committee to allow certain Strategic Initiatives Program funds to be…
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