Thank you for your article, Aaron. The importance of maximizing matching funds cannot be overlooked in highway improvement.  At this point in time we are OVERTAXED with GET.  It is the "go to tax" that pays for public union increases in salaries, and these days to fund rail.  

Taxpayers are in a no-win situation.  Highway maintenance and improvements are both needed.  The legislature needs to pay attention to government infrastructure issues such as these rather than calling a special session to create a benefits package for Maui's hospital employees.  Methodology for taxation, and what the legislature choses to  fund can be improved upon.