President Joe Biden said in a statement, “in my first appearance before a Joint Session of Congress, I will lay out … my Build Back Better Recovery Plan. It will make historic investments in infrastructure and manufacturing, innovation, research and development, and clean energy.” The president said this approach would create more than 18 million jobs.
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Buttigieg Gets Confirmation Hearing for Transportation Secretary
Pete Buttigieg – former 2020 Democratic candidate for president and mayor of South Bend, Ind. – touted safety and infrastructure investment as his key priorities during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Jan. 21 to be the 19th U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
Read MoreAASHTO’s Tymon Evaluates Post-Election Transportation Policy
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) provided an overview of the potential post-election shifts in national transportation policies and priorities during its 2020 annual meeting, according to the AASHTO Journal.
Read MoreLetter Calls on Congress to Make ‘Turn-Key’ Transportation Deal
On Sept. 9, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) along with 87 other organizations co-signed a letter to Congressional leadership calling for a one-year “turn-key” extension of current surface transportation funding legislation with the addition of emergency funding for state departments of transportation and public transit agencies.
Read MoreAASHTO Campaign Links Transportation Investment to Benefits
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) is beginning a new public outreach campaign entitled “The Benefits of Transportation: The Solutions State DOTs Bring to People & Their Communities.”
Read MoreCut in Highway Funding Averted
A provision attached to a stopgap continuing resolution that keeps federal agencies operating through Dec. 20, has stopped a $7.6-billion cut in federal highway funds. The continuing resolution was signed by President Trump.
Read MoreThe 1919 Cross-Country Convoy
July 15, 2019 – Here is a great little story from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). One hundred years ago this month, a U.S. Army convoy consisting of 81 vehicles, 24 officers, and 258 enlisted men set out on a 3,251-mile transcontinental journey, primarily as a way to test the ability of the military to move…
Read MorePanel Outlines Major Infrastructure Priorities for 2019
A panel discussion May 14 held in Washington, D.C., during a legislative summit sponsored by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) focused on the major infrastructure issues facing the United States, especially in terms of generating more funding for transportation projects, reported the AASHTO Journal.
Read MoreFederal Shutdown Impacting Project Planning for State DOTs
As the partial shutdown of the federal government over border wall funding stretches past 20 days, some state departments of transportation are beginning to curtail planning for new projects while several mass transit systems are scrambling as many rely on federal grants for both operating revenues and capital funding, according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
Read MoreTHUD Bill Provides $49.3 Billion for Critical Highway Infrastructure
The U.S. Senate voted to approve a more than $154 billion “minibus” funding bill – H.R. 6147 – on Aug. 1 by a vote of 92 to 6; a bill that wrapped together four separate spending bills into a single package, including the fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or THUD bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee back on June…
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