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Roadbuilding
New AASHTO president hopes to work with Trump on infrastructure
Tennessee Transportation Commissioner John Schroer has been elected the new president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ board of directors. Schroer said he hopes to lead AASHTO’s efforts to work with the Trump administration and Congress to enact an infrastructure package and a new long-term transportation reauthorization bill. The impacts of […]
October 2, 2017
Roadbuilding
Transportation reauthorization bill amendment would give states flexibility in funding bridge projects
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) has put forth an amendment to a transportation reauthorization bill currently before the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works that would make “local bridge projects eligible for federal funding through the National Highway Performance Program.” Gillibrand’s amendment would not create additional funds, but would instead “redirect existing dollars to restore […]
June 4, 2015
Business
Obama prepares to send $302 billion highway bill to Congress, but will it be enough?
President Barack Obama is preparing to present his proposed $302 billion, four-year transportation reauthorization bill to Congress. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on the DOT’s Fast Lane blog that the president plans to send a draft of the legislation to lawmakers, though no specific timetable has been presented. “Soon, the Obama Administration will do exactly […]
April 24, 2014
Business
Obama proposes $302 billion, 4-year transportation bill, announces $600 million in competitive grants
President Barack Obama has proposed a $302 billion, four-year transportation reauthorization bill with the aim of avoiding the Highway Trust Fund’s looming insolvency as well as providing a much-needed boost to the infrastructure improvements he promised during 2013’s State of the Union address. Through a White House announcement, Obama also announced that the U.S. Department of […]
February 26, 2014
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