INDOT Applauds Passage of Senate Transportation Bill: Legislation Provides for More Highway Construction Funds

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) supports today’s vote in the United States Senate to pass the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act (SAFE-TEA). The bill passed with a vote of 89 to 11. The bill provides a 91 percent rate of return on federal fuel taxes collected in Indiana beginning in October 2005. The rate will be increased to 92 percent in October 2008.