According to The Daily Reporter, a new comprehensive study by the nonpartisan, independent Wisconsin Policy Forum lays out several scenarios whereby lawmakers could restructure state transportation funding, which has been faltering ever since a 2006 policy change that stopped adjusting fuel taxes for inflation. The study report takes an in-depth look at steady declines in revenue that have accompanied substantial project cost inflation.
The article provides a detailed recap of policy forum findings about nearly two decades of historical changes in transportation funding and revenue allocation. It also notes that a separate study finds that, while the condition of the state’s most traveled highways has improved in recent years, the local road network is increasingly characterized as either “poor” or “failed.”