Nevadans Will Have to Ante Up to Address Road Ills

Like most states in the Mountain Time Zone and elsewhere in the US, Nevada is greatly behind the curve on maintaining and modernizing its roads and highways in the state, particularly in rapidly growing Clark County where Las Vegas is. Serious hikes in fuel taxes and establishment of other revenue sources is desparately needed to address the growing inadequacy of surface infrastructure and increasing gridlock in the the Silver State. Federal revenues are also being looked at carefully, with significant increases in the federal gasoline tax looming by as much as 40 cents per gallon being considered to fund the overwhelming backload of maintenance, replacement, upgrade, and improvements needed on roads, highways, and mass transit alternatives throughout the nation. After years of ignorance by anti-tax zealots, largely Republicans, the bill for neglect of America's infrastructure is rapidly coming due.

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