Gov. John Bel Edwards’ task force recommends $700 million boost for transportation

A task force named by Gov. John Bel Edwards proposed Thursday that state aid for roads and bridges increase by $700 million per year, and that raising the state gasoline tax is the “most reliable” way to do so.

“That is what we are asking,” said Shawn Wilson, secretary for the state Department of Transportation and Development and co-chair of the panel. “That is what we need to fix what we need to fix, and achieve what we need to achieve.”

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