Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s recently announced $1 billion infrastructure plan will rely on a 35% increase to the rates that pertain to trucks on the Indiana Toll Road.
September 6, 2018Infrastructure Funding
Government, Business
CrossCountryRoads via YouTube
Trucks Targeted for Toll Increase in Indiana’s Infrastructure Plan
CrossCountryRoads via YouTube
Government, Business
Chao at a Senate hearing earlier this year. (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg News)
Elaine Chao, Local Leaders Announce INFRA Grant in Northern Kentucky
Chao at a Senate hearing earlier this year. (Zach Gibson/Bloomberg News)
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao joined local lawmakers in her home state of Kentucky in celebrating a recently awarded federal grant that will be used to improve an interchange linking two interstates.
August 27, 2018
Opinion
Opinion: Restore Nonpartisan Support for Infrastructure
Support for infrastructure historically has been a nonpartisan issue, both in the halls of Congress and in cities, towns and counties across the nation. It’s time for Congress to challenge itself to once again make infrastructure a nonpartisan issue.
July 27, 2018
Government, Business
The "Spaghetti Bowl" interchange near downtown Las Vegas. (TT File Photo)
States Ramp Up Efforts to Secure Transportation Funding, ARTBA Chief Economist Reports
The "Spaghetti Bowl" interchange near downtown Las Vegas. (TT File Photo)
WASHINGTON — While a federal infrastructure package hangs in the balance, the majority of states have introduced legislation to increase transportation funding on their own.
July 18, 2018
Government, Safety
DVM/Flickr
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts Announces $600 Million for Road Projects
DVM/Flickr
Nebraska will invest $600 million in transportation-related projects, Gov. Pete Ricketts announced July 6.
July 9, 2018
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety
Crowley (left) with Wallace, by RepJoeCrowley via YouTube
Capitol Agenda for the Week of April 9: Political Football
Crowley (left) with Wallace, by RepJoeCrowley via YouTube
The chances of advancing an infrastructure funding policy measure through Congress this year have worsened. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) emphasized on Fox News Sunday on April 8 the Democrats’ “Better Deal” includes an infrastructure vision quite different from that of President Donald Trump. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
April 9, 2018
Government, Business
The recently departed DJ Gribbin (left), with President Trump and Reed Cordish (right), assistant to Trump for intragovernmental and technology initiatives, at an event last year. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
Gribbin Departure, Delayed Trump Agenda Don’t Deter Infrastructure Advocates
The recently departed DJ Gribbin (left), with President Trump and Reed Cordish (right), assistant to Trump for intragovernmental and technology initiatives, at an event last year. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press)
President Donald Trump’s acknowledgment that his infrastructure proposal would likely be legislated after the midterm elections, coupled with the recent departure of the administration’s top infrastructure adviser, has slowed momentum on efforts to boost funding for transportation systems.
April 5, 2018
Government, Business
Gribbin by Roll Call Live
White House Infrastructure Adviser DJ Gribbin Steps Down
Gribbin by Roll Call Live
David J. “DJ” Gribbin, the key architect of President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion infrastructure proposal, is leaving the White House to “pursue new opportunities,” a White House official told Transport Topics on April 3.
April 3, 2018
Government, Business
Hassett by Fox Business
White House Economist Kevin Hassett Says Piecemeal Approach to Infrastructure Is Doable
Hassett by Fox Business
The White House will aim to inject President Donald Trump’s infrastructure policy priorities whenever congressional leaders signal the advancement of a bill, Kevin Hassett, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, said March 29.
March 30, 2018
Government, Business
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press
Congress Unlikely to Consider Infrastructure Bill Before Midterms, Trump Says
Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press
It seems the wait is not over for Congress to take up President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority for 2018.
March 29, 2018Pages
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