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- April 25, 2008: Bridge Embankments Set to be Removed at the End of April
- August 29, 2007: Quick Update
- March 14, 2007: UPDATE! And web counter issues...
- February 22, 2007: DelDOT Budget Relies on Taxpayers
- February 15, 2007: SHA Decides Against Traffic Light at Busy Route 113 Intersection
- February 15, 2007: $68M Bridge Replacement To Begin for Chincoteague
- January 10, 2007: Happy Birthday Delmarva Highways!
- December 28, 2006: More on the US 113/Snow Hill bypass
- December 20, 2006: New Dualized Section of US 113 Open To Traffic
- December 20, 2006: Delmarva Highways Blog has a new home!
DelDOT Budget Relies on Taxpayers
From WBOC.com:
DOVER- It is going to be a long road ahead for the Delaware Department of Transportation and its more than $1 billion shortfall.
DelDOT’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year relies heavily on tax money. The department now faces a $1.5 billion shortfall over the next six years, down from an initial shortfall of $2.7 billion. DelDOT cut back on road projects to bring that number down.
DelDOT and Gov. Ruth Ann Minner want to raise nearly a $1 billion to make up for that shortage. The plan calls for raising the gas tax by 5 cents and increasing the tolls on Route 1 by as much as $1.
DelDOT also wants to eliminate EZ-Pass discounts and increase the registration and vehicle fees at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Since there would still be a shortfall, DelDOT would have to borrow the other $500 million.
Without that money, Minner warns that it would be difficult to maintain roads, bridges and railroad crossings. And the governor says DelDOT could lose out on $220 million in federal dollars for local projects.