Pit & Quarry, February 2015
INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT EYE ON THE BLOG Upcoming Events Poll Majority of Americans still oppose gas tax increase Transportation advocates continue to lobby for a variety of potential solutions to address the shortfall in federal highway funds but a gas tax increase remains unlikely to emerge as the solution to the funding dilemma According to SKDKnickerbocker and Benenson Strategy BY KEVIN YANIK Group two thirds of Americans are against increasing the 184 cents per gallon federal gas tax SKDKnickerbocker and Benenson Strategy Group recently conducted a survey to derive the information releasing their finding in a report titled Beyond The Beltway Insights Initiative Despite the fact that a majority of voters support more funding for road and bridge repair and believe it will help the economy two thirds of voters oppose increasing the gas tax to sustain the fund for a longer time the joint report reads The gas tax which has been a key source of funding for federal transportation projects across the United States has not experienced an increase in more than 21 years SME Annual Conference Expo Feb 15 18 Denver FIMSHE Conference Feb 16 20 Kissimmee Fla CEMA Annual Meeting March 6 10 Naples Fla Pit Quarry Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony March 15 Baltimore National Stone Sand Gravel Association Convention March 15 18 Baltimore AGG1 Aggregates Academy Expo March 17 19 Baltimore 12 PIT QUARRY February 2015 www pitandquarry com
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