The National Transportation Safety Board has rejected a request to reconsider its findings in a 1997 fatal accident used to justify stricter wetlines rules.

A key Senate committee Wednesday unanimously approved a two-year highway reauthorization bill, though there is still no plan on how to fully fund the measure.

There are more than 18,000 structurally deficient bridges located in about 100 U.S. metropolitan regions, according to a new study on deteriorating infrastructure.

Every state receives more in highway funding than it is contributing to the Highway Trust Fund via federal fuel taxes and truck excise taxes, said a new study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Replacement work on the Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River north of New York City could begin as early as next year under a federal program to expedite large infrastructure projects.

Highway safety advocates and the Teamsters union have written to President Obama asking him to “expeditiously more forward” on the new hours of service rule proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica and three other congressmen have sent a letter to President Obama expressing “concern” over proposed changes to the federal hours-of-service rules governing truck drivers.

Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, confirmed Friday that the House Republican leadership agreed he can seek additional revenues for a transportation reauthorization bill — a move that would avoid a projected 30% cut in federal transportation spending.

Georgia is ending its program of having some local police departments conduct truck inspections, a move the state trucking industry applauds.