Voters Back Transportation Issues

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oters on Tuesday approved about $40 billion in funding for new transportation infrastructure work, according to an American Road & Transportation Builders Association review published Wednesday.

Of the 30 transportation-related ballot issues, 28 asked voters to approve tax hikes or bond issuances to generate funds for transportation improvements. Twenty three of the measures were approved, ARTBA said.

Approved initiatives include a $19.9 billion bond issue in California, a constitutional amendment in Minnesota to reserve tax revenue from motor vehicles sales for transportation funding, and an increase in the portion of New Jersey’s fuel tax that is dedicated to transportation.

Matthew Jeanneret, senior vice president of communications and marketing for ARTBA, told Transport Topics the votes were "a clarion call" for more transportation funding.