Gas prices set to rise due to gas tax

Gas prices set to rise due to gas tax

New information... it's about to cost you more to fill up at the gas pump.

It's all part of the state's gas tax to improve roads across alabama.

Waay-31s alexis scott reports on how much more gas will cost you - and how some projects already underway.

In about 2 weeks... the price you pay at the pump will increase 2-cents per gallon to start the second phase of the gas tax.

Nats of speeding cars about one year into alabama's ten cent gas tax hike.

We are already seeing changes on roads across north alabama.

Last september, the state added a six cent per gallon tax on gas and diesel fuels.

That money helped start widening i-565 in madison county and added turn lanes on highway 72 in limestone county.

Monday, the state department of transportation told me one of the next big projects is widening the huntsville brownsferry.

It also plans on resurfacing and widening wall triana highway at the i-565 eastbound ramp.

The money is specifically earmarked for road projects.

But at least one driver thinks more money is being spent in some locations than others.

Hayleigh hughes, lives in madison county 1:42-1:58 "i have seen some changes mostly in the city.

I live in a rural area so it's taking them a little longer to fix things like that but i have seen them fix things within the city, the two cent increase starts october 1st.

Another two cent hike goes into effect in 2023.

In hsv, alexis scott waay-31 news.