Senators Push Back on Trump’s Call for Selling Energy Assets
President Donald Trump’s proposal to sell energy facilities as a way to partially back a long-term infrastructure funding plan has been met with bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill.
June 8, 2017Federal Highway Administration Partners With Inrix to Measure, Monitor, Report Health of Road Networks
Traffic data from Inrix Inc., a Kirkland, Wash.-based global provider of car services and transportation analytics, will soon be helping to shape the federal government’s thought process on highway and driver issues.
June 8, 2017US No Longer Can Accept Crumbling Infrastructure, Trump Says
Americans no longer can live with crumbling locks, dams, roads and bridges, President Donald Trump said June 8, and he outlined a plan to leverage $1 trillion in investment in U.S. infrastructure.
June 8, 2017Louisiana Transportation Revamp Wins Final Legislative Approval, but Critics Say it Ensures Political Projects
Despite charges that it will spawn politically driven road and bridge projects, the Louisiana House gave final approval to a bill aimed at improving voter confidence in transportation spending.
June 8, 2017Trump's Actual Infrastructure Plan to Be Unveiled Before Autumn, Secretary Chao Says
WASHINGTON — Legislation that would reflect President Donald Trump’s vision for repairing and modernizing the country’s transportation network will likely be unveiled sometime between July and September, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said June 7.
June 7, 2017Port of L.A. Approves $1.17 Billion Budget to Help Terminals Better Handle Trucks, Ships
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a $1.17 billion budget to cover infrastructure improvements and reduce the wait time truckers face when doing business at the largest port in North America.
June 7, 2017Trump to Outline Infrastructure Plan That Includes Rural Funding
President Donald Trump will outline his vision on June 7 for an infrastructure plan that includes federal grants to rural areas as well as to states and localities to create additional funding for projects, according to a preview of the speech provided by the White House.
June 7, 2017Is Trump's Private-Investment Push Enough to Fix Infrastructure?
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's trip to Cincinnati on June 7 to highlight the nation's infrastructure needs echoes President Barack Obama's 2011 visit to the city's Brent Spence Bridge.
June 7, 2017Mexico Open to ‘Rebalancing’ Trade Amid US NAFTA Overhaul
Mexico would accept some “rebalancing” of its trade surplus with the United States as part of a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement, as long as that doesn’t lead to tariffs or other restrictions, said Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo.
June 6, 2017FMCSA Proposes Pilot Program for Split Sleeper Berth
Federal regulators are proposing to review whether to allow certain truckers to have temporary relief from sleeper berth regulation.
June 6, 2017