Shuster Pushes for Extension of MAP-21
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster said an extension of MAP-21 rather than a new long-term bill transportation bill is the best course of action this year, given the Highway Trust Fund crisis.
June 3, 2014Washington Timber Truck Route Reopened
Washington has reopened one lane of a main timber industry highway buried by the March landslide that left 41 people dead and two missing in the community of Oso northeast of Everett.
June 3, 2014Democrats Dismiss Proposal to End Saturday Mail Delivery
Democrats have dismissed a proposal by House Republicans to end Saturday mail delivery and make other changes at the U.S. Post Office in order to come up with money to shore up the Highway Trust Fund.
June 2, 2014AASHTO Presses Congress to Act on Highway Trust Fund Crisis
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials passed a resolution that calls on Congress to address the funding crisis facing the Highway Trust Fund this summer.
June 2, 2014GAO Says Defense Department Should Improve on Hazmat Shipments
A federal report said the Department of Defense should improve the regulations and procedures governing the transportation of hazardous materials.
May 29, 2014DOT Should Establish New Accountability Measures for TIGER, GAO Says
The U.S. Department of Transportation should establish new accountability measures for the grant program known as TIGER, including documenting how decisions are made to award grants, a new report from the General Accountability Office said.
May 29, 2014Connecticut Diesel Tax Will Drop Slightly on July 1
Truckers buying fuel in Connecticut will get a bit of a break starting July 1 when the state tax on diesel drops 0.4 cents per gallon.
May 27, 2014Missouri Governor Sets Aug. 5 for Voters to Decide on Transportation Tax
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) announced he is putting the proposed constitutional amendment to raise the sales tax to pay for transportation on the Aug. 5 primary election ballot.
May 27, 2014Virginia to Enhance Public-Private Partnership Transparency
Virginia has announced that it plans to tweak its policies on public-private partnerships in order to enhance transparency and more precisely assess the risk to the state.
May 27, 2014Michigan Transport Plan to Swap Per-Gallon Fuel Levy With Wholesale Tax
Michigan lawmakers last week continued to wrestle with a transportation funding plan that would replace the state’s per-gallon tax on gasoline and diesel with a wholesale sales tax on fuel.
May 23, 2014