Democrats Propose Honest Investments in Roads, Bridges, Transit
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA – The House DFL Majority today announced a new transportation budget that makes honest investments to fix our roads, bridges, and transit. The American Society of Civil Engineers rated Minnesota’s roads as “D+” on their most recent infrastructure report card. Bridges received a “C” and transit was awarded a “C-.” Members of the public can find a copy of the budget posted on the Transportation Division webpage, which is listed online at house.mn/committees.
A fact sheet with more information is available for download here.
“Our transportation budget makes tangible, honest investments that will improve the lives of all Minnesotans, no matter where you live or what you look like,” said Rep. Frank Hornstein, Chair of the Transportation Division. “Minnesotans are not well served by driving on roads and bridges that are more than 50 years old. It’s time to be responsible and fix our crumbling infrastructure.”
The cornerstone of the House DFL Majority’s transportation budget is a gas tax increase phased in over four years to pay for honest investments for roads and bridges. At five cents per year over four years, it raises nearly $600 million in Fiscal Years 2020-2021 and $1.1 billion in Fiscal Years 2022-23 in constitutionally-dedicated revenue that cannot be spent on anything else. Continue reading “House DFL Majority Announces New Transportation Budget”