5 Myths of Highway Tolling

Better Roads, 31 October 2013

Amanda Bayhi

With reauthorization less than a year away, it’s time for lawmakers to begin considering funding options that will bring in revenue for the nation’s deteriorating transportation infrastructure.

Though talk of increasing the gas tax recently spiked (Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue both suggested this month raising federal fuel taxes), it’s not likely to happen since about 66 percent of Americans would reject a higher gas tax.

The 18.4-cent-per-gallon gas tax, which has remained unchanged for 16 years, is currently the main source of transportation revenue in the U.S., but it does not provide enough money to fund all necessary transportation projects.

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