States Explore New Revenue Sources for Roadway Improvements

November 20, 2006 8:15 AM, EST

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tate and local governments are experimenting with new ways of generating funds for highway work as gasoline taxes fail to generate adequate revenue for such projects, the USA Today reported Monday.

Georgia is mulling a state-wide 1% sales tax to replace its gasoline tax while Oregon has started charging some drivers a per-mile fee in lieu of a gas tax, USA Today said.

New Jersey, meanwhile is considering implementing tolls on a number of free road-ways. (Click here for previous coverage.)

Since 1992, only Missouri, Utah and Wyoming’s taxes have kept pace with inflation, USA Today reported, citing the National Conference of State Legislators.