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RTC: $1.4 billion regional road maintenance gap, local options include EV fees and sales tax measure
Summary
The Regional Transportation Commission told Sparks council a 10-year maintenance shortfall of about $1.4 billion and outlined policy options — state EV registration fees, a vehicle-miles-traveled model, charging-station levies, and local supplemental taxes — while promoting intelligent-transportation investments that can improve traffic flow without rebuilding roads.
Bill Thomas, executive director of the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County, told the Sparks City Council on Oct. 28 that the region faces an estimated $1.4 billion shortfall in road maintenance over the next decade and outlined policy and local options to close the gap.
Thomas said RTC serves three roles — metropolitan planning (the region's MPO), design and construction oversight for the regional road network, and public transit operations — and stressed that federal funding requires projects to be planned and prioritized. He described a recently completed maintenance study showing combined resources across jurisdictions are insufficient…
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