Although construction industry officials still await the full details of President Trump’s infrastructure investment package, there has been a steady flow of funding for roads, bridges and other transportation projects in the MidAtlantic area.
The federal gasoline tax hasn’t been increased since 1993, but Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District of Columbia all enacted gas tax hikes in 2013 that are fueling current state and local projects. West Virginia is considering its own gas tax increase as funds dedicated for road repairs have dropped $53 million in the last four years. The state Senate recently proposed an increase to the sales tax to 7.25%, which, if enacted, would match California’s as the nation’s highest.