California is considering Road Charge, an alternative funding system that would replace the gas tax, which funds most of road repair maintenance projects.
It's part of a statewide pilot program to test out a new funding scheme for road repairs and maintenance as fewer Californians pay the gasoline tax at the pump.As California gets closer to the year of 2035 when selling gas-powered cars would be banned, state officials are now faced with a dilemma : how to fund road maintenance and other transportation projects.
“We’re trying to plan ahead and study for some potential replacement to the gas tax,” Lauren Prehoda, a Caltrans Road Charge Program manager, said. “For the first time, we will be collecting revenue from participants,” Prehoda said. “They will be paying a bill every month for six months.”Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.Just like Californians pay their gas or electric bills based on their usage, a road charge program will issue a fee to each driver based on how many miles driven per month.
After participants drive as they normally do from August 2024 to January 2025, they will pay monthly Road Charge payments online.
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