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JOHN GREGG HAS A PLAN TO
BUILD NEW ROADS AND BRIDGES.
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR SAID THIS MORNING, THAT
IF HE IS ELECTED, HE WILL ASK
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO FREE UP
A PORTION OF THE TRUST FUND.
THAT FUND WAS CREATED IN 2006
USING TOLL ROAD MONEY AND IS
USED TO BUILD PROJECTS FROM THE
MAJOR MOVES PROJECT.
GREGG SAYS THE MONEY IS NEEDED
NOW TO PRESERVE THE STATE
BUDGET.
WE ARE NOT TOUCHING THE
SURPLUS, WE ARE LEVERAGING
DOLLARS AT A 10-1 RATIO, WHICH
IS DONE ALL THE TIME, WHERE WE
CAN TAKE 300 MILLION, AND
LEVERAGE $3 BILLION, WHICH
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY
ADMINISTRATION, CAN CREATE JOBS