Louisiana’s heavy reliance on federal dollars to pay for roads and bridges slows down the pace of construction, says state Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen. State lawmakers recently have moved to dedicate more recurring dollars to transportation in hopes of building capacity and chipping away at a $14 billion maintenance backlog but have balked at
Louisiana’s reliance on federal money slows road construction, state senator says
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