Legislators and voters might be asked to approve a $2 billion road bond on the November ballot.
Brad Wilson of Raleigh, who heads a statewide transportation study group that will make recommendations in May, said he hopes the fall ballot will include a major referendum.
"To really make an impact on the highway infrastructure, that bond [issue has] got to be of a certain magnitude -- or it's really not worth doing," he said Thursday.
Wilson heads the 24-member 21st Century Transportation Committee, a group of civic, business and political leaders. He also predicted the committee would ask legislators to stop the transfer of $172 millino from the Highway Trust Fund to the general fund. (N&O)
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Re: On the ballot: $2b road bond?
February 29, 2008 - 11:17am — jonoflockeStopping the transfer to the General Fund would be a good start, but a $2B bond would be ridiculous considering the amount of money already taken for highway funding. UNC-Charlotte Prof. of Transportation Studies David Hartgen's recent study of roads and congestion in NC found that existing funds would be sufficient for congestion relief, if planners funded modes of transportation in proportion to their demand.