THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS IN A HOLDING PATTERN, WHEN IT COMES TO THE ISSUE OF FUNDING. HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER, LLOYD CARMICHAEL, SAYS NOW THAT LAWMAKERS ARE IN SESSION THEY’RE IN “WAIT-AND-SEE” MODE WHEN IT COMES TO POTENTIAL BUDGET SHORTFALLS. REVENUES FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION, BUT MONIES FOR OTHER MODES OF TRANSPORTATION CAN VARY GREATLY, WITH THE LION SHARE EARMARKED FOR AMTRACK.
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