Colorado’s Department of Transportation has a $9 billion funding shortfall. That can be blamed partly on the state’s failure to raise its taxes of 20.5 cents per gallon on diesel and 22 cents on gasoline since 1992.
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Rachel Cone to Succeed Jim Boxold as Florida DOT Secretary
Jim Boxold, Florida’s secretary of transportation the past two years, announced his resignation Jan. 23, effective Feb. 3. Gov. Rick Scott immediately announced Rachel Cone, the assistant secretary for finance and administration, as Boxold’s interim replacement.
January 24, 2017Trump Nafta Revamp May Hinge on Partners’ Readiness to Talk
President Donald Trump put neighboring Canada and Mexico on notice: he’s determined to wring out more favorable terms from Nafta. Now comes the hard part of reworking a trade deal that’s framed relations for more than two decades.
January 24, 2017Senate Democrats Offer $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Responding to President Trump’s insistence he will present Congress with a $1 trillion infrastructure investment proposal this spring, the Senate Democrats proposed an infrastructure plan of their own.
January 24, 2017Senate Panel Approves Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation
The Senate Commerce Committee on Jan. 24 approved the nomination of Elaine Chao to be Secretary of Transportation.
January 24, 2017Wisconsin's Transportation-Funding Problem: Possible Solutions, and How We Got Here
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.
January 23, 2017Senate Panel to Vote on Trump’s Transportation, Commerce Nominees
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.
January 23, 2017NHTSA to Hold Public Meeting Feb. 13 on Automated Vehicles
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.
January 23, 2017Trump Revamps US Trade Focus by Pulling Out of Pacific Deal
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.
January 23, 2017California Bill Expands on Federal Training Requirements for Truckers
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.
January 23, 2017