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Billions of dollars for transportation diverted away from construction projects

June 17, 2021

Pennsylvania pays the second highest gas tax in the nation at more than 58 cents per gallon. The money generated by the tax is earmarked for the state’s highway fund to pay for transportation infrastructure construction and repair. But since the early 2000s, billions of dollars from the fund have been used to pay for … Continue reading "Billions of dollars for transportation diverted away from construction projects"