Elaine Chao Commits to Addressing Highway Funding, Modernizing Infrastructure
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.
January 11, 2017ATA’s Chris Spear Named to USDOT Committee on Automation
Chris Spear, President of American Trucking Associations, is one of 25 members of a U.S. Department of Transportation advisory committee on automation that was announced Jan. 11.
January 11, 2017Business Loves Trump But May Need Help to Start Spending Again
American companies are feeling confident again. Now it’s up to President-elect Donald Trump and Congress to get them spending again.
January 11, 2017Kansas Governor Seeks to Sweep State Highway Fund, Again
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback plans to sweep $596.8 million from the state’s highway fund over two and a half years.
January 11, 2017Trump’s Transportation Pick, Elaine Chao, Endorses ‘Bold New’ Rebuilding Plan
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head transportation policy will deliver a strong endorsement at her confirmation hearing of his proposal to seek private investment funding for a massive infrastructure building program based on a bold new vision.
January 11, 2017Indiana Senate GOP Won't Rule Out Gas Tax Hike to Fund Highways
Indiana Senate Republicans are not ruling out raising the state's gasoline tax or adding tolls to new roads to pay for road and bridge improvements in the state.
January 11, 2017Senate Commerce Committee to Consider Chao Nomination as Transportation Secretary
Watch a replay as the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee conducted a confirmation hearing Jan. 11 to consider the nomination of Elaine Chao as transportation secretary.
January 11, 2017Highway Ton-Miles to Rise Almost 50% by 2045, USDOT Says
Freight-ton miles, the movement of one ton of freight for one mile, are expected to rise by almost 50% by 2045, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Jan. 10.
January 10, 2017Infrastructure Bill Expected in Summer, Rep. Graves Says
President-elect Donald Trump’s “massive” infrastructure plan probably will come “sometime this summer,” Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) said at an aviation industry lunch in Washington.
January 10, 2017Texas Highways to Get Record Funding, Comptroller Estimate Shows
While most parts of Texas government are tightening their belts, the state’s highways and other transportation projects are getting a boost.
January 10, 2017