Transportation

Remember the old muffler commercial where the mechanic says to the car owner, you can pay me now, or pay me later? He meant the muffler was worn out, and the implication was the longer the owner waited, the higher the repair bill was going to be.

So it is with Missouri’s highways. Mo Dot says I-70 desperately needs to be replaced, and the cost for that and other big projects will be in the billions of dollars. Time to look for solutions.

Some say raise the gas tax. Missouri’s tax is among the lowest in the country, and hasn’t been raised in more than two decades. Others say a toll road. Make those who use the highway pay for it, they say, especially truckers. Their big rigs cause much more road damage than cars.

Whatever the solution, something needs to be done. Missouri’s roads need fixing. Remember the muffler commercial. We can pay now, or pay more later.

Check out our 2018 Missouri Blueprint: Moving Missouri Forward at showmeinstitute.org/blueprint

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12 Feb 2018