Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has named former Facebook executive Sarah Feinberg as his chief of staff.

Forty-five members of the U.S. House sent a letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx asking that the truck size and weight study the federal government is conducting address the effect that heavier or longer trucks would have on local roads and bridges.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General announced it will audit the efforts the Federal Highway Administration has made to improve the safety of the nation’s bridges.

President Obama has reappointed Deborah Hersman to a third term as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

Michigan has proposed a sweeping plan under which private companies would take over work currently handled by the state’s transportation department — from operating rest stops and freeway lighting to replacing, repairing and maintaining bridges along interstate highways.

Beginning in September, the Alliance for Toll Interoperability will be enrolling toll agencies across North America in its new central collection system, a hub that founders said is the first step toward toll-system “interoperability.”

President Obama said Thursday he plans to roll out a new infrastructure plan in the coming weeks and take it to the country to create jobs and make the American economy more competitive globally.

Massachusetts became the latest state to increase its fuel taxes, with lawmakers approving a transportation-funding plan Wednesday that will add 3 cents to the state’s 21-cent-per-gallon diesel and gasoline taxes.

WASHINGTON — A congressional subcommittee received a grim picture Tuesday of what lies ahead for the Highway Trust Fund if Congress and the White House do not find a way to pay for transportation before the fund is declared insolvent in 2015.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would let Wisconsin allow trucks over 80,000 pounds currently running on U.S. Highway 41 to continue using the road if it is designated as an interstate highway next year.