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Boxer outlines Senate priorities for long-term surface transportation bill
Sen. Barbara Boxer said Thursday that she and three other top transportation senators have âreached an agreement in principle on a transportation bill.â During a press conference, Boxer, who is chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, â along with EPW ranking member David Vitter, Transportation Infrastructure Subcommittee chairman Tom Carper and subcommittee [âŚ]
April 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Sen. Murray warns Highway Trust Fund insolvency âthreat is growingâ
Transportation projectsâ main source of funding, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), is heading toward bankruptcy in the next few months, and one Senator is presenting a wake-up call to to other lawmakers. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the Senate Democratsâ top budget writer, said Tuesday that the âthreat is growingâ of the HTFâs insolvency, The Hill [âŚ]
April 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
As Highway Trust Fund insolvency looms, state DOTs stretch dollars through project prioritization
The current surface transportation bill, MAP-21, is set to expire in less than six months, and the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) â the primary source of funding for state and local surface transportation projects â could run out of money a full two months prior to the billâs expiration. As the HTF dwindles, the U.S. [âŚ]
April 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
31 state chambers push for 5-year transportation bill
Several state chambers â 31, to be exact â are urging Congress to pass a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill. Related: LaHood: Congress will extend MAP-21 when current bill expires In a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Penn.), chairmen of their respective transportation committees, and Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and [âŚ]
March 26, 2014
Roadbuilding
Senate EPW to hold hearing on MAP-21 reauthorization
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on MAP-21 reauthorization on Thursday morning. The hearing, âMAP-21 Reauthorization: State and Local Perspectives on Transportation Priorities and Funding,â will look at perspectives at every level of government about federal investment in transportation infrastructure, how that investment can be improved and priorities [âŚ]
March 26, 2014
Roadbuilding
Shuster, Boxer say highway bill is about jobs
Rep Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), both chair of their respective chamberâs transportation committee, on Thursday each reiterated President Obamaâs message that the new highway bill is about job creation and retention, according to our sister site, Commercial Carrier Journal. Speaking to attendees at the 2014 American Association of State Highway and [âŚ]
March 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Obama proposes $302 billion, 4-year reauthorization bill, announces availability of $600 million in TIGER grants
The White House announced today that President Barack Obama will propose a $302 billion, four-year transportation reauthorization bill Wednesday during his visit to the Union Depot train station in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Presidentâs proposed bill aims to avoid insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), which is expected to run out of funds as [âŚ]
February 26, 2014
Roadbuilding
NACo report finds county transportation project funding âincreasingly inadequateâ
A report released Monday by the National Association of Counties (NACo) finds that âfederal and state funding for county transportation projects is increasingly inadequate.â The report, âThe Road Ahead: County Transportation Funding and Financing,â which focuses on county-owned roads and bridges, notes that counties build and maintain 45 percent of public roads and 230,690 bridges [âŚ]
February 25, 2014
Roadbuilding
Sen. Boxer anticipates Senate EPW to work on transportation bill by April
During last weekâs hearing on MAP-21, Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said she hopes the committee will have a new transportation authorization bill by April, according to AASHTO Journal. Boxer said having the bill before her committee at an early date would give the Senate Finance Committee plenty of time to [âŚ]
February 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT Chief Foxx discusses plan to battle âinfrastructure deficitâ
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Wednesday shared the DOTâs plan for battling the âinfrastructure deficitâ at the Transportation Research Boardâs (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., our sister site Commercial Carrier Journal reports. At the meeting, Foxx noted that recent transportation funding solutions have been âshort-term.â âItâs been ten years since we had a six-year [âŚ]
January 16, 2014
Roadbuilding
Rep. Shuster wants transportation bill to hit House floor by August
House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said during the committeeâs surface transportation hearing on Tuesday that he wants the new transportation funding bill to go to the House floor by August, The Hill reports. The current transportation bill expires in September. Shuster said he is aiming for August so it will have a [âŚ]
January 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
House Transportation Committee to begin work on new transportation bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is set to begin work on a new transportation bill this month. The current transportation bill will expire in September. The committee will hold a hearing to start work on the bill on Jan. 14, Politico reports in the Friday edition of its Morning Transportation newsletter. Politico notes that [âŚ]
January 3, 2014
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