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The Senate transportation plan maintains the basic House framework but does puts more funds in place to support improved maintenance for roads and transit.
My hope is that we will add more revenue to the plan before us in the legislature. The Big Dig put transportation funding in a deep hole. We need to go further now to clear the project backlog.
The Governor's 21st Century Transportation Plan, which I support, appears to be fiscally responsible. The question is how it stacks up against other priorities.
Between sea level rise and greater storm intensity, we can expect higher storm surges in coming decades. We need to start a planning process now to protect our valuable infrastructure and real estate.
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