WASHINGTON — The country’s next vice president arrived at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ annual meeting Jan. 17 to deliver a message from, who else, President-elect Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON — The country’s mayors are prepared to work with the Trump administration on measures aimed at significantly increasing funding for infrastructure projects, Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, said at the group’s annual meeting on Jan. 17.

What will a new president and new Congress mean for metropolitan Washington, D.C.'s efforts to upgrade its infrastructure? Mike Sakata of the Metropolitan Washington Road & Transportation Builders Association offers insight in this week's Capitol Agenda, which also looks at a revived effort to allow twin 33s on federal highways.

WASHINGTON — Leaders from the trucking and auto industries, local governments, technology and safety firms and academia pledged to ensure innovations in self-driving vehicles will not disrupt labor markets and urban landscapes.

WASHINGTON — Elaine Chao, chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation, pledged to collaborate with Congress on boosting funding for highway projects and modernizing the country’s freight networks during a friendly confirmation hearing in the Senate on Jan. 11.

Americans for Modern Transportation, a new coalition of shippers and retailers led by FedEx Corp. and Amazon.com intends to press congressional lawmakers this year to approve nationwide access of twin 33-foot trailers.

Norman Mineta, the country’s secretary of transportation during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and a former chairman of the transportation committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, received the lifetime achievement award at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington.

WASHINGTON — Elaine Chao pledged to collaborate with federal lawmakers on efforts to boost funding for highway projects and modernize the country’s infrastructure network in the coming years during a Senate hearing Jan. 11 examining her qualifications to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Transportation officials from Rhode Island, Maryland and Idaho were among the applicants seeking federal grants to help pay for improvements to critical freight corridors in their states.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s agenda for the new year will be unveiled on the third day of the Transportation Research Board’s annual conference in Washington this month.