Expect a Very Short-Term Extension on Highway Funding, ATA Official Says
WASHINGTON — The transportation community should be ready to “expect a very short-term extension” to keep highway programs funded after funding authority expires at the end of May, American Trucking Associations Senior Vice President Chris Spear told reporters April 23.
April 23, 2015ARTBA’s Digital Push Gets Public Calling for Highway Bill
A digital campaign launched by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association is encouraging the public to urge congressional lawmakers to pass a multi-year surface transportation bill.
April 21, 2015Lots of Talk, Little Action on Highway Funding
WASHINGTON — As a Senate panel prepares to consider a long-term highway bill, House transportation leaders are signaling support for a short-term funding fix.
April 20, 2015Industry Execs Scold Congress For Indecision
ORLANDO, Fla. — Executives from four of the largest U.S. transportation companies last week directed a clear message at federal lawmakers: Do what’s needed to support infrastructure improvements now or risk real damage to the economy and competitiveness down the road.
April 20, 2015Sec. Anthony Foxx: ‘More States Pulling Back Because of the Federal Funding Uncertainty’
WASHINGTON — Days after Senate transportation leaders said they would take up a long-term highway bill, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reminded a group here that many states would be forced to scale back projects if Congress does not advance such a plan before a May deadline.
April 17, 2015Rep. Bill Shuster: Expect Highway Funding Plan ‘In the Coming Days’
WASHINGTON — A plan to ensure federal dollars for highway programs continue to reach states after a May 31 deadline could be unveiled “in the coming days,” Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), the top transportation policy writer in the House, told reporters April 14.
April 14, 2015States Pull Back From Highway Projects Amid Uncertainty Over Federal Funding
States are delaying or canceling transportation projects for the second consecutive year while the construction season continues to be plagued with uncertainty over whether Congress will replenish the Highway Trust Fund.
April 13, 2015Emergency Funds Go to Mississippi to Help Restore Roads After Severe Winter
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced that Mississippi will receive $500,000 in emergency relief funds to pay for road damage from severe winter rainfall that started in mid-February.
March 10, 2015Chamber of Commerce Executives Press Congress On Transportation Bill
Two hundred fifty Chamber of Commerce executives from across the country wrote to Congress asking it to address the near insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund by passing a long-term transportation bill.
March 4, 2015Senate to Offer New Road Bill Before May 31, Inhofe Says
WASHINGTON — A Senate transportation panel will unveil a multiyear highway bill before there is a need to approve a short-term extension of funding authority for highway programs, which expires in late spring, the panel’s chairman told Transport Topics on Feb. 25.
March 2, 2015