The Pennsylvania Highway Information Association (PHIA) joined the American Road and Transportation Builders Association in approving the report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.
The 12-member Commission was created by Congress in 2005 and was directed to examine, not only the condition and future needs of the nation’s surface transportation system, but also short and long-term alternatives to replace or supplement the fuel tax as the principal revenue source to support the federal Highway Trust Fund over the next 30 years.
“We are encouraged that a broad based commission representing all walks of life would understand the need for more investment in our transportation infrastructure at the national level,” said PHIA Managing Director Jason Wagner.
“Since President Eisenhower devised the Interstate highway system, a strong federal role in funding and helping to coordinate our nation’s transportation system has helped make us the most prosperous nation in the world. The Bush Administration’s rejection of this concept is, indeed, perplexing,” he added.
“Pennsylvania, like much of the rest of the country, is in dire need of more resources for its highway system,” said Wagner. “We hope this report encourages our policymakers at the national and state levels to address this need and provide the solutions necessary to protect our economic well being and quality of life.”
PHIA, founded in 1960, gathers and disseminates information to educate the public on the importance and value of a modern and safe highway system, adequately financed through dedicated funding sources, to provide for the economic growth of the Commonwealth and its citizens. |
