What is the transportation funding crisis?
The Transportation Funding and Reform Commission issued a report in November 2006 that confirmed a funding crisis exists for transportation facilities in the Commonwealth. The report stated that Pennsylvania has more than twice the percentage of structurally deficient bridges than the national average, and more than a third of the 21,000 miles of state-owned secondary roads are rated poor. Pennsylvania’s state-owned bridges are on average 50 years old. The report identified an annual need of $1.6 billion in additional funding for the transportation network. To review the executive summary of this report, CLICK HERE. Act 44 is designed to begin addressing the need to repair these roads and bridges while making critical investments in the Commonwealth’s 73 public transportation systems.
