Transportation and infrastructure at Mountain Harbor

I'm back in my district after returning from the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce Executives Annual Summer Conference at Mountain Harbor Resort on Lake Ouachita. We discussed highways and other infrastructure needs (water/rail) balanced against a growing sentiment from the public to reduce spending on all fronts.

Here's Arkansas Highway and Transportation Director Dan Flowers discussing the needs of the state regarding highway construction and maintenance (it looks like it's dark outside, but this was taken while one of the storms was moving through the area this morning). While state revenue has increased over the last several decades, revenue from motor fuel taxes has remained stagnant, making his job difficult. Flowers told the audience that the state needs an additional $200 million annually just to adequately maintain our current highways.