In state news… it’s a novel idea to charge motorists by the mile rather than at the pump for a gas tax to fund highway maintenance and repair.
Caltrans just received over 2-million dollars to finance it’s third study on the impacts of a potential “road user charge program” in rural communities.
with much of the workforce now working from home and the dawn of the electric vehicle…
Caltrans needs to find a new revenue stream outside of the state gas tax.
The grant from the Department of Transportation will enable Caltrans to track mileage thru G-P -S and study the difference between tracking on public and private roads.
