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A key Senate committee Wednesday unanimously approved a two-year highway reauthorization bill, though there is still no plan on how to fully fund the measure.

Arkansas voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly renewed a $575 million bond program to repair more than 400 miles of interstate highways, the Associated Press reported.

Every state receives more in highway funding than it is contributing to the Highway Trust Fund via federal fuel taxes and truck excise taxes, said a new study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, confirmed Friday that the House Republican leadership agreed he can seek additional revenues for a transportation reauthorization bill — a move that would avoid a projected 30% cut in federal transportation spending.

The new Interstate 10 Twin Span Bridge over Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans has opened, replacing the twin spans wrecked by Hurricane Katrina, which devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast six years ago.

We agree with President Obama that federal funding of infrastructure projects is a great way to help spark the national economy and get Americans working.

The U.S. Senate approved a short-term extenstion of transportation funding that averts a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration and will provide continued funding for federal highway programs.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators wants an additional $133 billion in highway funding through 2021 as part of its $3.7 trillion plan of tax increases and spending cuts, Bloomberg reported.

House Republicans proposed a six-year, $230 billion highway-funding transportation package that is sharply lower than the level sought by the Obama administration, news services reported.