Infrastructure
Infrastructure Plan Coming March 31, Biden Says

President Joe Biden said he will unveil his long-term economic rejuvenation plan March 31, promising a new “paradigm” for the middle class and a major ramp-up in investment and infrastructure spending that will strengthen the U.S. position against China.
March 25, 2021Buttigieg Pitches Infrastructure Needs to Divided Congress

WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning that the country’s infrastructure needs exceed $1 trillion and that other countries, namely China, are pulling ahead of the U.S. with their public works investments, a scenario he describes as “a threat to our collective future.”
March 25, 2021Senate Commerce Committee Chair Looks to Infrastructure Investments

Approving massive investments for transportation projects would significantly improve the country’s economy, Maria Cantwell, chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee said at a hearing March 24.
March 24, 2021FHWA Grants Will Support User-Based Funding Projects
The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded $18.7 million to eight projects that will test user-based funding methods.
March 23, 2021Biden Starts Infrastructure Bet With US Far Behind China

President Joe Biden is betting that a multitrillion-dollar economic plan centered around infrastructure spending will do more than bolster an American economy hammered by the coronavirus pandemic: It will ensure his country’s competitiveness against China for decades to come.
March 23, 2021Broad Economic Plan Featuring Infrastructure Could Cost $3 Trillion

The Biden administration is considering as much as $3 trillion worth of measures to include in a long-term economic program for infrastructure and other initiatives, according to three people familiar with the deliberations.
March 22, 2021Oregon Transportation Commission Approves Program to Address Freight Issues
The Oregon Transportation Commission recently approved the Enhance Highway Discretionary Program, which is meant to specifically address congestion and freight mobility issues.
March 22, 2021Elizabeth Warren, AOC Lay Down Green Transit Plan for Biden

Progressives in the House and Senate plan to set down a marker March 18 for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plans, introducing a $500 billion proposal to shift U.S. transportation away from fossil fuels.
March 18, 2021FedEx, Stakeholders: Investments, Partnerships Key to Tackling Climate Change

Investing in infrastructure and adopting policies that enhance the movement of freight would help address the country’s climate change concerns, the head of FedEx Corp. told federal transportation policymakers March 17.
March 18, 2021House GOP OKs Spending Earmarks, Boosting Infrastructure Plan
House Republicans voted to allow their members to request dedicated-spending projects, known as earmarks, following that same move by Democrats, in a positive sign for President Joe Biden’s hopes for a bipartisan infrastructure bill.
March 17, 2021