Issue Position: Modernization of Our Transportation Infrastructure

Issue Position

Nothing will move our economy forward and attract residents like a modern transportation infrastructure. Our trains are outdated and unreliable, and our highway system is completely overburdened. The lack of viable transportation throughout and beyond our state does incalculable damage to our economy, prohibiting us from competing with neighboring New York and Massachusetts.

We must pass and enforce a transportation "Lock Box," which will ensure that all transportation revenue will go toward updating our infrastructure. We must also plan for electronic SMART tolls, which will provide additional and much-needed revenue source while allowing traffic to move swiftly and safely through tolling stations, and affording commuter residents reduced "commuter pass' rates.

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