On Wednesday, Gov. Kay Ivey delivered her plan to fix infrastructure in front of a bridge on County Road 17 in Maplesville.

Behind her were GOP members that later told media they felt confident with gaining the votes to pass the House and Senate during the upcoming legislative session.

Their argument for the tax is compelling.

In Alabama, the population, the number of registered vehicles and vehicle miles traveled are increasing at a more rapid rate than the transportation system has been adding capacity to keep up, according to Rebuild Alabama fact sheets that were passed out at the press conference on Wednesday. This fact sheet is paid for by the Business Council of Alabama and cites the Alabama Transportation Institute and the University of Alabama.

On Tuesday, Selma avoided a city gas tax increase, but we are not out of the woods yet when this legislative session begins.

There are concerns at the state level, just like at the local level, of how the money will be used, and Ivey gave every piece of assurance the money will be sent to the appropriate place due to very specific wording in the legislation.

We have already said no to a local gas tax, and we do not see our minds changing at the state level.

Just like in Selma government, there probably are other options on the state level that legislators could investigate.