Construction News Headlines for January 7, 2011

Roads Do Not Pay for Themselves
A report by the New Jersey Public Interest Research Group Tuesday said state and federal gas taxes paid by drivers only cover half the cost to maintain and build roads, and it urged government officials to fund only projects that provide the most benefit. The report, “Do Roads Pay for Themselves?” found that roads have been heavily subsidized by $600 billion from sources such as general taxation and property taxes, both nationally and in states,

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