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March 24, 2017

Idaho Senate kills $320M transportation plan

  • The plan relied on future federal funding to repay bonds used for new roads.
  • By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
    Associated Press

    BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Senate on Wednesday killed a roughly $320 million transportation funding plan, effectively squashing hope of passing any significant funding proposal to repair the state's crumbling roads and bridges before the end of the session.

    Senate members have been considering various transportation proposals for the past few weeks with varying degrees of support. Ultimately, lawmakers said they would not back a plan that primarily used bonds to pay for new road projects and repay it with future federal highway payments.


     
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