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WASHINGTON — A $1 trillion infrastructure funding plan President Donald Trump intends to unveil would seek to connect private investors with officials managing big-ticket projects, the country’s top transportation officer told port executives April 5.

American service companies expanded in March at the slowest pace in five months, adding to signs of tepid economic growth in the first quarter, a survey by the Institute for Supply Management showed April 5.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A massive $52 billion transportation deal that would raise fuel taxes and vehicle fees to fix California’s pothole-ridden roads and unstable bridges cleared a key legislative committee April 3 as proponents race to meet a self-imposed April 6 deadline.

Residents have long worried about plans for Southwest light rail to operate alongside freight trains hauling ethanol, especially in densely populated areas such as Minneapolis.

President Donald Trump vowed on March 4 to cut red tape to speed up approval of infrastructure projects and said his overhaul could top $1 trillion on roads, tunnels and bridges, one of his 2016 election campaign promises.

Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is scheduled to headline the spring conference of the American Association of Port Authorities in Washington on April 5.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Members of Tennessee's House Republican supermajority quarreled March 30 on issues related to GOP Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to boost transportation spending with fuel tax increases.

The Minnesota House on March 31 approved a $2.2 billion transportation plan that would boost state spending on roads and bridges and likely force cuts to public transit.

The section of I-85 that collapsed in Atlanta last week didn't collapse on its own, but the ensuing traffic nightmares are symptomatic of the nation's overall infrastructure crisis. Will that incident help prompt action in Congress? Eno's Jeff Davis joins Eugene Mulero to take a look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.