highway funding
House won’t take up Senate’s long-term highway bill
U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said today that the House will not vote on a Senate bill that funds highway construction for six years and revives the now-expired Export-Import Bank, according to The Hill. “We’re not… Keep Reading
Report: Senate, House Republicans torn on highway bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is in favor of passing a six-year highway bill, The Hill reports, but House Republicans want the Senate to pass a five-month highway patch. According to The Hill, which cites a Senate Republican leadership… Keep Reading
June construction starts retreat 15 percent
New construction starts in June dropped 15 percent from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $620.2 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline followed an especially strong May, the company says. Nonbuilding construction in… Keep Reading
Senate’s focus this week: highway funding
The Hill reports that work on a highway bill is expected to dominate the U.S. Senate's work this week, beginning with a procedural vote on Tuesday. The House of Representatives passed a five-month Highway Trust Fund fix last week, but,… Keep Reading
ARTBA Conference focuses on transportation funding
More than 200 transportation design and construction executives, financial services and consulting professionals, and government officials gathered in the Washington to discuss the role of public-private partnerships (P3s) in financing transportation infrastructure projects. Under the theme of “P3s in Transition:… Keep Reading
Six-year highway bill in the works?
The Hill is reporting that senators from both parties are hoping to reach agreement on a long-term highway bill before the July 31 deadline. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed an extension of highway funding into mid-December, but Senate… Keep Reading
House passes highway funding extension, awaits Senate response
Facing a July 31 deadline to get something done, The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an $8 billion measure to extend federal transportation funding into mid-December. The bill is set to go to the Senate, which is working on… Keep Reading
Report: Presidential veto a possibility for next highway patch
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx indicated President Obama might veto a Highway Trust Fund patch if Congress passes one before the July 31 expiration of federal transportation funding. According to The Hill, Foxx said Obama plans to wait and see what… Keep Reading
Metric provides another reason for long-term funding solution
A Federal Highway Administration report (FHWA) provides new leverage for the passage of a long-term highway bill. In its latest monthly “Traffic Volume Trends” report, which was released near the end of June, FHWA says Americans have driven a record… Keep Reading
