Infrastructure News Updates

GovernmentBusinessSafety

Bipartisan House Group Backs Biden-Senate Infrastructure Deal

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on July 6 publicly endorsed President Joe Biden’s $579 billion infrastructure deal with a group of Republican and Democratic senators, giving the compromise fresh momentum at the start of a crucial month for the administration’s agenda.

July 6, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

White House Releases State-By-State Infrastructure Guides

President Joe Biden’s team is intensifying its pressure on Republicans opposed to a bipartisan infrastructure agreement by spotlighting crumbling roads and bridges on a state-by-state basis that the funding could be used to rebuild.

July 1, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

DOT Announces $905 Million in INFRA Grant Awards

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced June 30 that the agency plans to award $905 million in grants through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program.

June 30, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuelLogistics

White House Sets Red Line Around Climate Goals in Reconciliation

Major climate measures sought by the White House that were left on the cutting room floor during infrastructure negotiations with Republicans will be non-negotiable items as the administration sets its sights on the next legislative vehicle, a White House official said June 30.

June 30, 2021
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Biden to Take Infrastructure Agenda to Rural US

American agriculture is on track for one of its best years this century as soaring exports to China boost corn, soybean and wheat prices.

June 29, 2021
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

Schumer, Buttigieg Vow to Advance NYC Gateway Tunnel

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg vowed to advance a long-delayed rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey using money expected to be appropriated this year.

June 28, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

House Considers Highway Policy Bill This Week

Legislation designed to update the country’s surface transportation policies is scheduled for floor consideration this week, likely today or Wednesday, in the U.S. House of Representatives. Here's your Capitol Agenda look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.

June 28, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

McConnell Demands Infrastructure Be De-Linked From Fast-Track Bill

Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell demanded that President Joe Biden pressure Democratic congressional leaders to follow him in separating a bipartisan $579 billion infrastructure plan from a larger tax and spending bill that would carry out the rest of his economic agenda.

June 28, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Infrastructure Spending Promises Boost for Construction Industry

Plans to pump money into rebuilding the nation’s roads, bridges and other infrastructure could give companies with ties to the construction industry a solid foundation for growth.

June 25, 2021
GovernmentBusiness

Uncertainty Surfaces Over Infrastructure Deal

WASHINGTON — Livid and “blindsided” over President Joe Biden’s refusal to sign a bipartisan infrastructure deal without passage of his broader priorities, Republican senators June 25 were frantically considering options as the future of the sweeping compromise appeared in doubt.

June 25, 2021