I wonder what this new approach will look like?Whitmer: Entirely new approach needed to 'fix the damn roads'
Michigan's road funding primarily comes from fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees, plus $600 million a year from the state's general fund.In 2020, Whitmer went around the Legislature to get the State Transportation Commission to OK $3.5-billion in bonds to help her step up road repairs. She's also used general funds and Michigan's share of President Joe Biden's $1.2-trillion infrastructure bill to ramp up projects on Michigan roads long known for their poor quality.
But now, a whole new approach is needed, she said.
"We are undergoing a historic transformation from ICE [[internal combustion engines) to EVs [[electric vehicles) and being able to build out and maintain infrastructure that can support this technology is something that every state in the country is going to grapple with," Whitmer said.
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