American Trucking Associations praised the House-Senate conference committee that came to a consensus on a new highway bill, saying it “lays a solid foundation for addressing America’s need for an efficient goods movement network.”
June 29, 2012Business
Congress Reaches Agreement on Highway Bill
Congressional leaders reached tentative agreement on a highway bill, agreeing to maintain current federal transportation levels for 27 months, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
June 28, 2012GovernmentBusiness
Road Bill Battle Continues as Funding Deadline Nears
Days before all federally funded transportation projects could be forced to shut down, House and Senate negotiators were trying late last week to come up with a long-term reauthorization bill or another temporary extension.
June 25, 2012Business
Mica Opposes Measure to Curb Highway Privatization Deals
WASHINGTON — House Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica said he opposes a measure to curb the leasing of highways to private investors that is being discussed by the House-Senate conference committee on transportation reauthorization.
June 4, 2012Business
Illinois Sets Funds to Alleviate No. 1 Trucking Bottleneck
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced Monday a major reconstruction project to add “much-needed capacity to the Circle Interchange in the heart of Chicago.”
April 24, 2012EditorialBusiness
Editorial: Pass a Highway Bill
Let’s hope that the current congressional recess gives several members of the House of Representatives an opportunity to rethink their positions on the nation’s infrastructure and leads them to help forge a strategy to fix our ailing roads and bridges.
April 9, 2012Business
Obama Signs 90-Day Highway Bill Extension Following Congressional Passage
President Obama on Friday signed a 90-day extension of federal transportation funding that was passed by the House and Senate a day earlier, the Associated Press reported.
March 30, 2012Business
House Republicans Delay Vote on Highway Bill
House Republican leaders Monday delayed voting on a three-month extension of federal highway programs, Bloomberg reported.
March 27, 2012Business
Obama Urges House to Pass Transportation Bill
In his weekly radio address this weekend, President Obama urged Congress to pass a bipartisan transportation bill.
March 26, 2012Letters to the EditorBusiness
Letter: Highway Bill
Hidden deep within the massive Senate Transportation Bill, No. 1813, on pages 1283-1284, is a provision that will make owners and directors of corporations personally liable for civil penalties if the bill, which has passed the Senate and is headed for the House, becomes law.
March 26, 2012