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From today's NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/06/us/06highway.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=sloginHighway Fund Shortfall May Halt Road Projects
By DAVID STOUT and MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: September 5, 2008
WASHINGTON — An important account in the federal Highway Trust Fund will run out of money this month, a situation that could hamper completion of road and bridge construction projects across the country, Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters said on Friday.
Because the trust fund’s highway account is draining away, the Transportation Department will have to delay payments for projects, Ms. Peters said at a news conference. Since money from Washington typically pays 80 to 90 percent of the cost of federally aided road work, states with shaky finances may have to consider curtailing projects.
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