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The Missouri House on April 11 rejected a plan to raise the state’s gas tax by about six cents, pending approval from voters in 2018 — a proposal that emerged in the Senate last year as a way to raise money for road and bridge improvements.

WASHINGTON — On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to slash and burn U.S. trade policy. He called NAFTA a disaster and vowed to scrap it and start over. But in nine weeks as president, he's taken a much more cautious approach toward the deal with Mexico and Canada.

Although the Department of Transportation has operated the Intelligent Transportations Systems Joint Program Office for decades, the recent technological advances in vehicle connectivity and smart infrastructure design have led to a number of programs adaptable for state and local governments.

A delegation from the Port of Corpus Christi recently returned from Washington, where they pitched the merits of the port's long-discussed effort to deepen and widen the ship channel.

Cargo traffic in March at the Port of Virginia was the fourth busiest in its history, and grew 9% compared to a year ago, according to the Virginia Port Authority.

The Port of Vancouver had a record year for tonnage in 2016, though imports and operating revenues are less glowing.

A civil engineering association gave New Hampshire a C-minus for its infrastructure, recommending spending hundreds of millions of dollars for upgrades.