President Obama pressed for larger federal investments for infrastructure and announced the administration would streamline the permitting process for new roads, bridges and other major infrastructure projects.
May 14, 2014Government, Business
Obama Proposes Faster Infrastructure Permitting Process
Government, Business
Senator Urges Fuel-Tax Hike
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said Congress should raise federal fuel taxes in order to restore its purchasing power, and suggested there may be small signs of growing support among colleagues.
May 13, 2014Government, Business
Key Republican Senator Urges Action on His Infrastructure Legislative Fix
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) called on congressional colleagues May 13 to support his bill that would establish a $50 billion infrastructure fund financed with multinational companies’ repatriated foreign profits.
May 13, 2014Editorial, Government, Business
Editorial: Transport Policy Heroes
The recent death of former Rep. James Oberstar, paired with last month’s retirement announcement from Rep. Tom Petri, leaves us casting about for heroes in transportation who would work in the manner of the late Minnesota Democrat and the departing Wisconsin Republican.
May 12, 2014Editorial, Government, Business
Editorial: So Close, and Yet...
For years, trucking has been pleading for government officials to take seriously the need for a well-funded, long-term surface transportation plan, not because it is convenient for the industry but because it is a demonstrated necessity for the nation’s long-term economic health.
May 5, 2014Government, Business
Infrastructure Supporters to Call on Congress to Bolster Nation’s Transportation Network
Transportation leaders and infrastructure advocates will again call on Congress to implement long-term financing structures, such as raising the federal fuel tax, to rehabilitate roads and bridges around the country.
May 5, 2014Government, Business
Congress Returns to Work; Road-Fund Pressure Mounts
Lawmakers are scheduled to return to Capitol Hill on April 28 for just 43 days before their extended summer recess, giving them a short window to approve a long-term, comprehensive transportation funding bill.
April 28, 2014Government, Business
House Panel Sets Public-Private Partnership Roundtable for April 30
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Panel on Public-Private Partnerships has set an April 30 roundtable hearing to examine how states have applied “P3” set ups to fund infrastructure projects.
April 25, 2014Government, Business
Report Calls 63,000 U.S. Bridges ‘Structurally Deficient’
A new report by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association found that more than 63,000 bridges around the country — about 10% — are “structurally deficient.”
April 25, 2014Government, Business
Former DOT Chiefs Peters, Mineta to Unveil P3 Study Next Week
Former transportation secretaries Mary Peters and Norman Mineta will headline the release of the Eno Center for Transportation’s study examining the role of public-private partnerships to pay for infrastructure projects.
April 23, 2014