VIDEO: N.C. Faces Road-Funding Challenges in Coming Years | Eastern NC Now

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Head Of N.C. Petroleum And Convenience Marketers Outlines Key Issues

    RALEIGH — With the nation's second-largest network of state-maintained roads and one of the nation's highest gasoline taxes, North Carolina is likely to look at long-term transportation funding challenges.

    Gary Harris, executive director of N.C. Petroleum and Convenience Marketers, discussed those challenges and the history of the state gas tax during a presentation Monday to the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society.

    In the video clip below, Harris responds to the announcement last week of Gov. Pat McCrory's 25-year transportation plan.


    Click here to watch the full 42:40 presentation.