Instead of shifting into high gear during what is normally the peak of construction season, state transportation departments around the country are easing off the gas pedal as the federal Highway Trust Fund barrels toward insolvency sometime next month.
The U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that the highway account of the Highway Trust Fund, which allocated $37 billion to the states for highway projects in the fiscal year that ends September 30, will run out of money in August unless Congress can come up with a solution before then. (The mass transit account of the fund is in slightly better shape, but not by much.) The American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) put together state fact sheets for at least 26 states listing projects that are in jeopardy without federal funding. See if your state is on the list.
Read More: Stateline 7/2/2014