April 4, 2024 – When the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore fell into the water, national media immediately branded the event a “collapse.” South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace wasted no time in trying to score political points off of the disaster, claiming that there are still old bridges and roads in the U.S. even after the passing of legislation…
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RIP, Don Young
March 21, 2021 – Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) died last Friday while returning home from Capitol Hill. He led the House Transportation Committee from 2001 to 2007 and famously named a $286 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, SAFETEA-LU, after his late wife, Lu Young. He is also famous for making the phrase “bridge to nowhere” popular after his use of earmarks…
Read MoreThe IIJA Is An Historic Achievement
Fire up the plant and start putting product on the ground. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), passed Nov. 5, is the most important piece of transportation legislation since the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956. Yes, it is big and that consequential. Michele Stanley, the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) vice president of government and regulatory…
Read MoreInfrastructure Vote Halted; Extension Passed
The House has passed yet another short-term extension of highway and transit construction programs that are set to expire on Sunday in order to avert thousands of worker furloughs and halted projects.
Read MoreDespite Act 40, South Carolina Roads, Bridges Need Work
The increased transportation funding provided by the South Carolina legislature’s passage of the 2017 Roads Bill (Act 40) has allowed South Carolina to move forward with numerous projects to improve safety and accelerate road and bridge repairs. But the state still faces challenges maintaining its aging system and reliably accommodating growing passenger and freight traffic to serve the needs of…
Read MoreMissouri Roads in Need of a Fix
Sixty-five years ago this week, the first ground was broken in Missouri on what would become the U.S. Interstate Highway System. On its 65th anniversary, the Interstate Highway System is the most critical transportation network in Missouri, according to a new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. A new report released by TRIP, entitled…
Read MoreHouse Passes $715 Billion Infrastructure Package
The House passed a $715 billion proposal to fund transportation and water projects that’s meant to shape parts of a broader infrastructure package that will eventually emerge, according to The Hill.
Read MoreEPW Introduces Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
A bipartisan group of senators is introducing The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021, which would establish new baseline funding of $303.5 billion for Department of Transportation programs to support highways, roads and bridges.
Read MoreOne-Year Surface Transportation Extension Included in CR
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) released the following statements after Congressional leaders unveiled a Continuing Resolution (CR) for FY2021, which includes a one-year extension of current surface transportation authorization funding levels:
Read MoreHouse Releases Text of INVEST in America Act
Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, released the text of the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America” (INVEST in America) Act.
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