I moved to San Antonio in 1969. At that time, there was a road project already well underway to widen I-35, from S.A. to Austin(80 miles), by one lane.
Despite never having stopped construction; the project is still not complete.
I wonder if the cost of completion has gone up any since '69.
Despite never having stopped construction; the project is still not complete.
I wonder if the cost of completion has gone up any since '69.
Much of your road taxes go to Washington DC where they are funneled into earmarked pork barrel projects in states and districts with high seniority members. Big states like California, Texas, and Florida with lots of traffic get the short end of the stick. Massachussets gets lots of money to fund their Big Dig. Lots of small rural states like South Dakota get lots of funding to buy votes especially for US Senate seats. I'd rather have toll roads that can be built quickly and maintained with the tolls users pay to use the roads rather than use the gas tax to buy votes for politicians I despise. I'm for abolishing the federal gas tax or at least not increasing it.