Will Increased Highway Funding Help Rural Areas?

Dennis Brown

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: Federal-aid highways;    Federal highway investments;    Highway Trust Fund;    Federal transportation policies;    rural transportation;    rural development;    highway funding formula;    TEA-21;    ISTEA;    donor States;    recipient States;   

RP-ID  :  AIB-753

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

Rural areas in the United States stand to benefit from new highway funding legislation, especially the South. The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) authorizes sharply increased funding for major roads and is the single largest public works bill in U.S. history. Over a 6-year period, it will provide $171 billion to build new roads, widen lanes, put in new interchanges, and construct bridges. Under TEA-21, some spending discrepancies will be addressed and resolved for States that contribute more money into the Federal Highway Trust Fund than they receive in benefits.