Chicago Tribune: Roads May Crumble as People Go Green
media mentionBy Julie Wernau
State governments aren’t the only ones struggling. Over the past five years, Congress has transferred $53 billion from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund in order to compensate for lagging gas tax revenues, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The Highway Trust Fund supports 39 percent of Illinois’ infrastructure needs, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.