2005 Transportation Partnership Program
Find information on the 2005 Transportation Partnership, a transportation revenue package that funds projects across the state over 16 years.
Funding overview
The Legislature passed a transportation revenue package in 2005 to fund 274 projects across the state over 16 years. The package includes:
- 9.5 cents gas tax increase phased in over four years - $5.5 billion
- Vehicle Weight Fee on passenger cars - $908 million
- The light truck weight fee increase - $436 million
- Annual motor home fee of $75 - $130 million
The 2005 Funding Package provides funding to make roads and bridges safer as well as ease choke points in the system.
Review a summary of the project delivery from the September 2021 Gray Notebook quarterly report here.
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