Infrastructure News Updates

Government, Business

US House Leaders Plan Late May Highway Bill Markup

Legislation that would modernize the country’s surface transportation operations, with attention to trucking policy, is expected to reach a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives next month.

April 22, 2021
Government, Business

GOP Infrastructure Plan Coming Within Days

A group of Senate Republicans is aiming to present a broad counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan later this week.

April 20, 2021
Government, Business

Senate Funding Leader Endorses Biden’s Infrastructure Plan

Concerns among some lawmakers regarding climate change and freight connectivity would be addressed by President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan, the U.S. Senate’s funding leader said April 20.

April 20, 2021
Government, Business

House Republicans Introduce NEPA Reform Bill

Republicans on the transportation panel in the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced a bill designed to streamline aspects of the federal environmental permitting process.

April 19, 2021
Government, Logistics

Illinois Makes $110 Million Available for Public Port Projects

Illinois officials announced $110 million is available for projects to improve public ports across the state.

April 19, 2021
Government, Business

Sen. Roy Blunt Sees Path to Scaled-Down Infrastructure Deal

A senior Republican senator said fees for airports and other infrastructure, along with levies for highways, could be used to fund a bipartisan investment package, amid GOP opposition to the corporate tax hikes proposed by President Joe Biden.

April 16, 2021
Government, Business

Buttigieg Promotes Budget for DOT, Touts Infrastructure Plan

The Biden administration’s proposal to increase funding for operations at the U.S. Department of Transportation would enhance the flow of commerce and respond to concerns linked to climate change, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg told House lawmakers April 15.

April 15, 2021
Government, Safety

Ohio DOT Advances 2021 Construction Program

The Ohio Department of Transportation has launched its 2021 construction season, which represents an investment of nearly $2 billion.

April 15, 2021
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

Key Congressional Republican Calls for Bipartisan Highway Bill

As federal policymakers prepare to consider comprehensive highway policy legislation in the coming weeks, the top Republican on the U.S. Senate transportation committee reiterated calls for bipartisanship.

April 15, 2021
Government, Business

Senators Working on Infrastructure Alternative

Utah Republican Mitt Romney said April 14 a group of senators is in the “early stages” of discussing a potential counterproposal to President Joe Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure and spending plan that would be more narrowly focused and less expensive.

April 14, 2021