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Anne Ferro out as FMCSA administrator
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration head Anne Ferro will be stepping down from her position as administrator of the agency, the Department of Transportation announced July 25. An exact date for her departure has not been set, but according to a note she circulated to colleagues this morning, she said she will be leaving ātowards [ā¦]
July 28, 2014
Business
White House, transportation leaders push Congress to find a long-term highway funding solution sooner rather than later
The White House, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and several industry associations are urging Congress to find a highway funding solution before the primary source of money, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), becomes insolvent. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) projects that insolvency to occur by the end of August. White House press secretary Josh Earnest [ā¦]
July 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
White House, transportation leaders push Congress to find highway funding solution
The White House, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and several industry associations are urging Congress to find a highway funding solution before the primary source of money, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), becomes insolvent. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) projects that insolvency to occur by the end of August. Related:Ā VIDEO: What lawmakers are saying about [ā¦]
July 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT to reimburse states as gas tax money rolls in
The projected insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund is inching closer (itās expected to run out of money next month), and the U.S. Department of Transportation is has been trying to prepare state DOTs. In its latest preparation effort, the U.S. DOT has announced that it plans to make some adjustments to the way it [ā¦]
July 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
Foxx pushes for infrastructure investment during Tampa Interstate Study visit
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx toured the Tampa Interstate Study (TIS) this week, taking the opportunity to push for infrastructure investment, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced in a press release. The TIS is a $1.8 billion series of highway improvements in and around Interstate 4, State Route 60 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway. Planning [ā¦]
May 21, 2014
Business
President Obama, VP Biden treat 4 construction workers to burgers and fries
The President and Vice President took their lunch outside the White House on Friday and treated four construction workers to burgers and fries as part of the Obama administrationās push to increase highway construction funding. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden ate at a Shake Shack restaurant a few blocks away from the [ā¦]
May 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Foxx among Fast Co.ās ā100 Most Creative People in Business 2014ā
Fast Company has included Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on its list of ā100 Most Creative People in Business 2014.ā The company notes that Foxx made the list āfor (finally!) modernizing how we get from here to there.ā Among his notable achievements, according to Fast Co., are: Persuading the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to get rid [ā¦]
May 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
Obama criticizes House GOP bill for major cuts to job-creating program
President Barack Obama said on Saturday that the House Republicansā proposed budget would slash a job-creating program by 80 percent. The comment came during Obamaās weekly address at the White House, where he reiterated Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxxās warning that if Congress fails to pass a surface transportation reauthorization bill that addresses the nearly-insolvent Highway [ā¦]
May 19, 2014
Business
DOT Chief Foxx sends long-term highway bill to Congress
TheĀ U.S. Department of TransportationĀ announced on Tuesday that Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx sent a long-term highway bill to Congress. The bill, dubbed theĀ GROW AMERICA Act, is based onĀ President Barack Obamaās 4-year, $302 billion transportation reauthorization proposal.Ā Foxx said the bill aims toĀ create jobsĀ while offering a solution toĀ fix the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)Ā before itĀ runs out of money this [ā¦]
April 30, 2014
Business
Transportation Sec. Foxx asks taxpayers to call Congress, demand long-term highway bill in road tour stop
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx says a short-term solution wonāt do this go-around for transportation funding, and heās on the road this week pushing theĀ Obama administrationās four-year $302 billion planĀ and making localities and citizens aware of the Highway Trust Fundās nosedive. Foxx spoke in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday in the eighth stop of his week-longĀ Invest in [ā¦]
April 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT Chief Foxx reiterates urgency to fix Highway Trust Fund during Alabama visit
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx says a short-term solution wonāt do this go-around for transportation funding, and heās on the road this week pushing the Obama administrationās four-year $302 billion plan and making localities and citizens aware of the Highway Trust Fundās (HTF) nosedive. Foxx spoke in Birmingham, Ala., Wednesday in the eighth stop of [ā¦]
April 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
Foxx highlights job creation during trips to Kentucky, Tennessee
After his visits to Kentucky and Tennessee on Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx reiterated one word: jobs. He visited Louisville, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee for the second day of his āInvest in America, Commit to the Futureā bus tour. His first stop in Louisville was the Ohio River Bridges project, which is set for completion [ā¦]
April 16, 2014
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