Summary of MODOT Citizen's Guide to Transportation Funding and Results Report 2021

2021·0.4 MB·English

by  Missouri Department of Transportation

CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING IN MISSOURI
www.modot.org/guidetotransportation
The citizens of Monthly Cost HOW MUCH DO CURRENT ROADWAY
7th the state of Per Driver CONDITIONS COST MISSOURIANS?
Missouri own
Missourians pay a relatively small amount per month to
a tremendous
use the state system of roads and bridges. The average
asset – the state Missouri driver pays about $32 per month in state and
largest system in the U.S. transportation federal transportation taxes and fees. That’s far less than
what the average Missourian pays for cell phone service,
BUT system.
cable television or internet service.
48th nationally Built by our parents and But there are also hidden transportation costs that
in revenue grandparents and funded by $58 $510/month Missourians may not realize they are absorbing when
per mile. billion in user fees, Missouri’s they sit on congested highways, drive on rough roads or
transportation system is the nation’s experience vehicle crashes.
seventh largest state highway system.
It is counted on to safely and reliably
connect people with jobs and services,
businesses with suppliers and How much do you pay?
Go to www.modot.org/TransportationDollars/
customers, students with schools
TransportationDollars.html
and visitors with destinations.
(in millions}
MISSOURI $175 million
TRANSPORTATION
HIGH-PRIORITY UNFUNDED ANNUAL
FUNDING $95 million
Improve
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS
In 2021, 54% of Missouri’s Road and
transportation revenue
Bridge
Improve
came from state user fees Input from Missourians resulted in five
Conditions
and 44% from federal Multimodal
goals for the state’s transportation system
revenue. A small fraction of Transportation
funds came from Missouri’s Options over the next 20 years:
General Revenue Fund,
which receives revenue 1. Take care of the transportation
from the state income tax system and services we enjoy today.
and the state’s general 2. Keep all travelers safe – no matter
$300 million
sales tax. the mode of transportation.
$325 million
3. Invest in projects that spur economic
The revenue is distributed
growth and create jobs.
into five “buckets” for
Invest in 4. Give Missourians better
various transportation
transportation choices.
purposes as determined by projects that Major Interstate
5. Improve reliability and reduce
state law. Each bucket has increase
Reconstruction congestion on Missouri’s
a unique blend of state and economic
transportation system.
federal revenue.
growth and
improve safety
Missouri Department of MoDOT
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