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® March 2 2022 Vol. LXIV • No. 5
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Alex Lyon & Son Kicks Off Florida Auctions…92
The gas tax, a source of revenue for U.S. infrastructure construction and maintenance, is threatened by both the growth in electric vehicle technology and a Congressional proposal to suspend it for 2022.
Jeff Martin Auctions Custom Harley for Charity in Fla. …96
Pain in the Wallet As Gas Taxes Dwindle From Electric Vehicle Use, Congress Looks for Solutions, Strategies By Lucy Perry
Yoder & Frey Holds 48th Annual Florida Auctions…100
CEG CORRESPONDENT
ing, as well. The winning bid for the project was $224,480,422, but the current figure is $233,718,062.50 with change orders. According to Project Manager Jason Hamilton, design for the project began in December 2019 and field work began in December 2020. Completion is expected in the summer of 2024. The project will upgrade I-64 from four to six lanes between Exit 40 (Scott Depot,
For all its faults, the Highway Trust Fund, funded through gas tax revenue, is the main financial support for America’s roads and bridges. It hasn’t increased with inflation — in fact, it hasn’t increased in almost 30 years — even as road and bridge conditions deteriorate. Despite the grim picture of U.S. infrastructure these days, the fund is under fire from several directions. The push is on at the federal and state level to see more electric vehicles on America’s roads. But as the number of EVs grows, gas tax revenues shrink. Historically, Congress has relied on a general revenue transfer in the Highway Trust Fund to make up for the gap due to inflation. How will funds lost to EV technology be recouped? Pile on a Congressional bill floated this winter that would suspend the gas tax for 2022 and the infrastructure picture is even more dire.
see UPGRADES page 22
see FUNDING page 26
Table of Contents ................4 Attachments & Parts Section ......................................36-43
A multi-year design-build project is moving forward between Nitro and Scott Depot, W.Va.
Truck & Trailer Section ........ By Brenda Ruggiero ......................................45-51 CEG CORRESPONDENT Aggregate & Recycling A multi-year design-build project is movSection ..........................55-76 ing forward between Nitro and Scott Depot, W.Va. It includes the widening of Interstate
Business Calendar ............74 64 and major upgrades to the Nitro-St. Auction Section..........90-103 Advertisers Index ............102
Albans Bridge. The prime contractor is Brayman – Trumbull, A Joint Venture and funding is mostly from WV Roads to Prosperity Bonds, with some FHWA Build Grant fund-