Construction industry and labor groups are plowing millions into campaign to defeat Proposition 6
LA TimesConstruction crews conduct repairs on Broadway in San Francisco last year. In the pitched battle over Proposition 6, the stakes are high for firms such as Granite Construction Inc., which has contributed $1 million to defeat the initiative that would repeal new fuel taxes and vehicle fees earmarked for road and transit improvements. Construction firms and others, including building trade groups, labor, cities and the Democratic Party, have so far helped raise some $43 million for the campaign to defeat Proposition 6. James H. Roberts, Granite Construction’s president and chief executive, acknowledged that his firm and others in the construction industry stand to benefit from the new revenue, but he said he got involved in the campaign because the ballot measure’s passage would significantly set back efforts to deal with decades of neglect of the state’s transportation systems. HNTB weighed in because it believes Proposition 6 would be “dangerous,” putting motorists at risk with substandard road conditions, according to Art Hadnett, president of HNTB Corp.’s West Division, based in Los Angeles.
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