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GDOT presents $2.95 billion FY27 budget; federal reauthorization seen as key to planning
Summary
A transportation commissioner told the Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee that Congress’ recent appropriations provide roughly $1.5–1.6 billion in federal FY transportation dollars but that a five‑year federal reauthorization is needed for planning certainty; the FY27 topline totals about $2.946 billion with major increases for capital projects and maintenance.
A transportation commissioner told the Appropriations Transportation Subcommittee that Congress’s recent appropriations include roughly $1.5–1.6 billion in federal transportation funding for the state and that Congress must reauthorize the federal transportation bill to provide five years of funding certainty.
The commissioner, presenting highlights of the Georgia Department of Transportation’s FY27 budget, said the department’s topline would rise by about $148.2 million to roughly $2.946 billion. An estimated $135.7 million of that increase comes from excise tax receipts, and the department proposes directing most of the new excise revenue into capital construction and…
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