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Transportation bills introduced in both houses of the South Carolina Statehouse aim to address the state’s $1.2 billion infrastructure funding shortfall and succeed where a  House-approved $4 billion transportation funding measure failed to pass in the Senate last year.

WASHINGTON — Crafting a meaningful funding proposal for the network of roads, pipelines and freight corridors is likely to consume the first few weeks of Elaine Chao’s tenure as secretary of transportation, former Secretary James Burnley said Jan. 26.

A new state audit says the Wisconsin Department of Transportation dramatically underestimated the cost of major highway projects by failing to account for inflation, with costs on 16 major projects ballooning by more than $3 billion since lawmakers approved them.

He hit it out of the park. That was the gist of the Virginia Port Authority board’s assessment of how well Executive Director and CEO John Reinhart did last year.

China's ambitious plans to create a modern-day Silk Road by way of building roads and railways abroad are unlikely to change the face of global shipping, industry observers said.

Mack Trucks' lineup of heavy-duty vehicles is about to get a little lighter.

WASHINGTON — Advancements in self-driving vehicles merit a uniform set of guidelines that would ensure the safety of motorists and the smooth connectivity of freight corridors, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), an auto industry proponent, said Jan. 25 ahead of the Washington Auto Show.

WASHINGTON — Infrastructure received prominent billing Jan. 25 when Virginia’s Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, and Nevada’s Brian Sandoval, a Republican, spoke at the annual bipartisan State of the States address by the leaders of the National Governors Association.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s team has compiled a list of about 50 infrastructure projects nationwide, totaling at least $137.5 billion, as the new White House tries to determine its investment priorities, according to documents obtained by McClatchy’s Kansas City Star and The News Tribune.