With highway funding in jeopardy, gas-tax hike is on the table
Afternoon traffic along I-880 freeway through Oakland between Davis St. and Marina. Photo: Michael Macor, SF Chronicle Sen. Barbara Boxer visited a road-building project Thursday in Monterey County to warn that Congress is about to let the Highway Trust Fund go bankrupt, endangering highway and transit projects in every state. If you think California highways look Second World now, wait until Congress lets federal funding dry up. “This is a major crisis,” Boxer said. The Highway Trust Fund, which... Читать дальше...