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Commission leader: 'State must come to the table' on highway funding - News - Examiner - Independence, MO

Submitted by Brent Hugh on Thu, 12/31/2015 - 1:20pm

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The head of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission said Tuesday the state continues to face pressing problems with its roads, including Interstate 70.

Stephen R. Miller, in an appearance in Kansas City, pointed out that Missouri has the seventh most miles of highways to take care of among the 50 states but also ranks 47th in funding. The state has among the lowest gas taxes in the country.

Highway funding for the Missouri Department of Transportation has fallen by hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years, and the agency has closed offices and cut hundreds of employees. Still, MoDOT is “unable to preserve it (the road system) in its current condition,” he said.

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Commission leader: 'State must come to the table' on highway funding - News - Examiner - Independence, MO

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