Infrastructure News Updates

GovernmentSafety

AASHTO Raises Concerns Over Infrastructure Law Implementation

A group representing state highways and transportation sent a 30-page document to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg seeking clarification and recommending actions to help implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

April 12, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Passing the Torch: A Career Committed to Improving Infrastructure

Reflecting on the passage of the infrastructure bill, which projects will offer the most benefit to the trucking industry and what were some of the missed opportunities? As House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman, Rep. Peter DeFazio recognizes the value in investing in commercial transportation improvement projects like port modernization and workforce development. In this special edition of Newsmakers, Rep. Peter DeFazio joins TT's Eugene Mulero and Dan Ronan to discuss how Congress might respond to rising fuel costs, the problem with truck parking, and his decision to retire at the end of this term.

April 8, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

House GOP Presses Oversight on Infrastructure Affairs

WASHINGTON — With a new $1 trillion infrastructure law potentially facilitating the distribution of billions of dollars in extra funding for infrastructure projects over the coming years, Republican leaders on the transportation panel in the U.S. House intend to push the Biden administration for input on the law’s implementation.

March 31, 2022
Government

Alaskans’ Input Sought on Transportation Needs

Alaska transportation officials are surveying the public for the second time as the state prepares to spend federal infrastructure investment funds in the largest transformational projects since World War II and the Trans-Atlantic Pipeline.

March 29, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

White House to Seek Infrastructure, Freight Boost in FY23 Budget

WASHINGTON — The Biden White House intends to seek a boost in funding for infrastructure programs and freight-related grants in its upcoming budget request to Congress.

March 24, 2022
Government

ASCE: Delivery Systems Key to Infrastructure Projects

Delivery systems will determine whether state and local governments successfully implement infrastructure projects, the president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers predicts.

March 23, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

DOT to Give $10 Million to Help Disadvantaged Businesses Compete for Highway Funds

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $10 million in funding for minority- and women-owned businesses to help them compete for federal highway contracts from the forthcoming $1.2 trillion in infrastructure investments.

March 22, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Biden Outlines How Infrastructure Funds Will Transform Country

Improving the nation’s transportation system with $1.2 trillion in infrastructure investments is a key to uplifting the middle class, adding jobs and revitalizing American industry, President Joe Biden told a gathering of city officials in Washington.

March 15, 2022
Government

Senate Gives Final Approval to $1.5 Trillion Budget Bill

WASHINGTON — A $13.6 billion emergency package of military and humanitarian aid for besieged Ukraine and its European allies easily won final congressional approval March 10, hitching a ride on a government-wide spending bill that’s five months late but loaded with political prizes for both parties.

March 11, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Infrastructure Team Outlines Efforts to Deploy Funds

The White House team leading President Joe Biden’s Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act outlined its efforts to work through state and local governments to help them organize and access $1.2 trillion in federal funds.

March 10, 2022