Protect long-term funding for transportation infrastructure

All Major Moves dollars at the state or local level generated from the lease of the Toll Road, or other roadways in the future, should be used exclusively for capital road construction projects. To expand needed road funds, continue to study and implement alternative funding mechanisms including toll roads, leasing of state property, state gas sales in excess of state budget forecasted needs and re-capture of the $121 million of fuel tax annually diverted to other state agencies.

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Labor Day travelers will splurge a little (The Times) The project on Interstate 80/94 will be among those suspended for the weekend, but westbound motorists on the interstate still will have to shift lanes between Central Avenue and Broadway. About 1.62 million Americans will be taking to the skies to get where they have to go, which represents an...    more...  
Kokomo City Line service starting Tuesday (Kokomo Tribune) ...routes. Kokomo Senior Center director Tammy Corn, who will head the City Line operation, said she's prepared for a big success. The bus will start out as a once-per-hour service, but already city officials are talking about lowering the times between buses. "It's all based on ridership; the...    more...  
Mitch adventures (The Evening News and The Tribune) Indiana to buy millions of dollars of permanent infrastructure, the governor said. He responded to criticism from skeptics who've charged that the money will all be gone in 10 years. "It won't be gone, you'll be driving on it," he said. Further, the governor talked about federal spending,...    more...