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The Augusta Courier
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia
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Robert H. Jordan, Georgia State Highway Board member, anticipates revival of the state's road-building program due to new federal policies promising quarterly fund repayments, reducing delays from the previous yearly system. This follows a national highway officials' meeting in Boston and concerns over fund cuts raised at the Southern Governors' Conference in Asheville, N.C.
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ATLANTA, Ga.—New life is expected to be pumped into Georgia's bogged down road-building program in the near future. At least, that's the optimistic opinion of Robert H. Jordan, a member of the State Highway Board.
His optimism is based on information he picked up at a recent national meeting of state highway officials held in Boston, Mass. The Talbotton attorney said federal officials have promised the U. S. highway construction program will be operating again in Georgia about two months under a faster repayment system.
New fiscal policies of the Bureau of Public Roads were discussed in detail at the session, Jordan said. The two-month delay in the road program was necessary to allow time for the new one-cent-a-gallon federal gasoline tax increase to build up a reserve, he explained.
After that, Jordan said, federal officials have promised that states will receive their share of the federal funds on a quarterly basis. Heretofore, the money has been paid on a yearly basis.
This past method resulted in a grab-bag situation in which states able to borrow against anticipated revenues got first crack at federal funds, he said. It placed Georgia at a disadvantage because the State Constitution requires the Highway Department to have cash in hand before it lets road contracts.
Under the old system Georgia has had to wait as long as three months to get refunds from the Federal Government after making payments to contractors.
But the new regulations will be more satisfactory to Georgia, Jordan said "because money will be available and repayments will be made more promptly."
The Georgia highway official said the recently announced $18-million reduction in federal road funds for the state was still in effect. He added he was not able to get a definite answer to rumors the Bureau of Public Roads would order a cutback on interstate work in urban areas.
The reported urban area cutback also was a subject of concern at the recent Southern Governors' Conference, held at Asheville, N. C., which called on President Eisenhower to assure a steady flow of road funds.
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$18-million reduction in federal road funds still in effect; expected faster repayments and quarterly funding basis to benefit georgia's program.
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New federal policies from Bureau of Public Roads, discussed at national meeting in Boston, promise quarterly fund repayments after two-month delay for gasoline tax reserve buildup, addressing previous yearly payment delays that disadvantaged Georgia due to state constitution requirements.