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On their last full days in office, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Federal Highway Administrator Gregory Nadeau issued guidance to state and local governments for the adoption of vehicle-to-infrastructure programs, or V2I.

President Trump abruptly ended the decades-old U.S. tilt toward free trade by signing an executive order to withdraw from an Asia-Pacific accord that was never ratified and by promising to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

In recent years, attempts to agree on a long-term funding fix for Wisconsin roads have had as many starts and stops as a morning commute.

The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a vote Jan. 24 to consider President Trump’s nominees to lead the departments of Transportation and Commerce, setting up potential confirmation votes in the Senate as early as this week.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will hold a public meeting Feb. 13 in Washington, D.C., to seek public comment on its vehicle performance guidance for automated vehicles, the agency announced Jan. 23.

Sen. Bill Monning, (D-Carmel), introduced Senate Bill 158 that would require 30 hours of driving time for a Class A commercial driver’s license and 15 hours for a Class B license.

An important step toward once again ramping up trade with Cuba is scheduled to take place Jan. 27 when a delegation from the National Port of Administration of Cuba and Port of Palm Beach officials will meet to sign a memorandum of understanding in the port’s boardroom.

With President Trump promising to rebuild crumbling U.S. highways, bridges and buildings, states have begun submitting lists of priority projects in need of funding.