WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx urged state transportation officials meeting here to lobby their members of Congress on the necessity of passing a long-term surface transportation program that will facilitate expansion of the nation’s economy and population.

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said Tennessee and other states are delaying major construction projects relevant to the trucking sector because they are unsure long-term federal backing will be there to help finance their plans.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation is preparing to release in the coming weeks what Secretary Anthony Foxx is calling a “framework” for the nation’s transportation system over the coming 30 years.

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said the administration is “close” to naming a permanent administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.