NC: Legislative leaders squelch light rail, boost roads and bridges

The new state budget proposal deals a crippling blow to a planned $1.5 billion light-rail line from Durham to Chapel Hill, with a provision that would put a $500,000 limit on state funding for any light-rail project.

The budget also raises Division of Motor Vehicles fees for the first time in 10 years, provides $700 million more to build and repair roads and bridges, restores state money for driver’s education classes, and eliminates the jobs of 29 specific Department of Transportation employees.

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