Transportation Budget Archives

February 11, 2016

Governor Announces Transportation Budget, Talks Investment in Infrastructure

This week the Governor announced his budget which includes an increase in transportation funding. As a result of higher fuel taxes and registration fees that will take affect on January 1, 2017, the Governor is projecting $533 million in addition…

June 17, 2014

Transportation Budget Includes Additional One-Time Funding for Local Roads

Although the legislature was unable to come up with a comprehensive solution to fix Michigan's transportation system, next years transportation budget includes an additional $144.5 million in one-time funding for roads. As a result cities and villages across this state…

June 6, 2014

Transportation Budget Passes Conference Committee

The transportation budget passed out of conference committee this week and did not include new revenue for transportation funding that reflects a comprehensive solution. SB 777 did include $144.5 million in one-time general fund money that would be distributed to…

April 17, 2014

House Appropriations Committee Votes out Transportation Budget

The House Appropriations Committee voted out HB 5313 which included the transportation budget today by a vote 19-0 with all Democrats abstaining. Adjustments we made to the budget to reflect the changes that Speaker Bolger is proposing to increase funding…

May 28, 2013

Transportation Budget Sees Increase Due to Budget Surplus

The Conference Committee on Transportation voted out a budget today that included an additional $350 million dollars. Those dollars will be split two ways, $121 million going to the Federal Aid Match Requirement and the remaining funds into a new…

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