The repairing of state bridges could soon be connected to the way your vehicle is inspected.

Vermont has long required a yearly vehicle inspection as opposed to some states, but that could soon change. Govenor Jim Douglas and his administration have proposed a relaxing of the annual inspection requirement. This is part of a package of changes to address the growing backlog of bridges in need of repairs.

The most affected from this change would be the state's one thousand-five hundred inspection stations which would do half as many inspections per year.

"Well I'm not sure how its all going to play out, I don't know if it will pass or not. I think it’s important to check these cars out so I would be in favor of checking them more often as opposed to less often,” said Wes Ward, owner of Wes Ward Auto.

Lawmakers are anxious to find ways to pay for more road and bridge projects but have yet to decide whether the Douglas two-part plan is the answer.

The folks who perform these inspections argue against the change in frequency, citing safety and air emission concerns, and not just the lost revenue.

"The bigger issue is that it's safer for the public, safer for the people who are out on the road, and we have really need to check out peoples cars to make sure it's safe,” said Ward.

To offset the loss from the inspection sticker sales of $1.4 million dollars, the proposal will raise the cost of registration that would then generate an estimated seven point eight million dollars, which would also cover the interest of bridge rehabilitation project.