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Livingston Daily: Lt. Gov. Brian Calley Speaks Out on Road Funding


Posted on February 13th, by Michigan Transportation Team in Latest News, News and Blog. Comments Off

BrianCalleyLt. Gov. Calley spoke about road funding at a Good Morning Livingston Program at Cleary University, according to an article published today in the Livingston Daily.

The way Michigan pays for its roads “built on an illusion” that it can be sustained with stagnant gas taxes and registration fees, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley said Tuesday in Genoa Township.

“We have an infrastructure that has been built on an illusion,” Calley said, adding that roads are the “lifeblood, the artery” of Michigan’s economy.

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