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Senate Transportation chair and lawmakers press for funding and local data to target town bridge needs
Summary
Committee members and the chair discussed the 't bill' and related funding tools — purchase/use tax, vehicle-miles proposals and local-option taxes — and urged better collection of local road-condition data so legislators can prioritize town bridge and road projects.
Members of the Senate Transportation committee used local testimony about a closed town bridge to highlight broader, statewide funding and data gaps for town roads and structures.
The senator-moderator (voice S1) summarized provisions in the transportation package — referencing language on returning purchase and use tax revenue, a proposed vehicle-miles provision to address falling gas-tax revenues, and proposals for local-option taxes…
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