Calvin Ball for MACo: Time to Restore Local Infrastructure Funding and Fix Md.’s Roads

The federal focus on infrastructure is an incredible opportunity for Maryland to address the needs for communities across our state. Specifically, Maryland can do a better job focusing on locally maintained roads and bridges than it has for the last 12 years. For decades, Maryland carved off a 30% share of revenues from motor fuels and vehicles and sent it to our county and municipal governments. These local governments are responsible for around 83% of our state’s road miles and have no local transportation revenue sources, so this funding share worked out fairly for several decades.