Rendell Will Bus It To Get Gas Tax Hike
Highways, Bridges, Mass Transit Need $$$, He Says
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Gov. Ed Rendell is trying to drive home the dire condition of Pennsylvania's highways, bridges and mass transit systems.
Rendell testified before the state Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday, and blitzed committee members with photos of deteriorating bridges and highways in their districts.
He warned them that those problems will not get fixed without new money, and said that failure to act in the next couple months would mean missing next summer's construction season, too.
The governor is presenting lawmakers with a variety of ideas about how to raise more money, including an increase in the gas tax.
He also says he will undertake a cross-state bus trip in August to illustrate the problem.