Senate may debate more transportation topics in 2020

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Among the measures from this year’s legislative session now in place is Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, which sets in motion the funding necessary to fix some 200 bridges throughout the Show-Me State.

The plan uses bonds, which became a source of concern for some lawmakers earlier this year.

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Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, says this arrangement is a one-time proposal:

Missouri Senate Minority Floor Leader Gina Walsh, D-Bellefontaine Neighbors, adds she realizes people at the Missouri Department of Transportation have to constantly push forward with their work:

These issues may continue into the 2020 session.

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