Tag: infrastructure

March 14, 2019

WASHINGTON — The leaders of the congressional committees tasked with crafting an infrastructure policy bill continue to disagree over a sustainable approach for ensuring the country’s transportation network is funded long term. While Republicans express support for a vehicle-miles-traveled fee […]

March 7, 2019

The Washington state Senate Transportation Committee passed a $15 billion transportation package March 6 that includes $450 million for a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River. The project has been a priority for Clark County lawmakers, who have […]

March 6, 2019

MARK YOUR CALENDARS (BUT MAYBE USE PENCIL): House leadership has reserved floor time for an infrastructure bill and are eyeing the late spring, according to Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), a transportation-focused member of the Ways and Means Committee. Our Tanya […]

March 4, 2019

HEADS UP: There are three hearings on infrastructure this week as transportation authorizers kick into high gear, and your crack transportation team here at POLITICO will be at all of them. One of them will be of particularly high interest: […]

February 28, 2019

THE SITDOWN: House Ways and Means Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) met with Chao Wednesday morning, according to the DOT boss, who didn’t elaborate on what they discussed. She also made comments on Congress’ role in driving an infrastructure package and […]

February 14, 2019

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is awarding $10.2 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) grants to seven states to test new ways to finance highway and bridge projects. The program’s goal is to allow states to test user-based […]

February 8, 2019

— House lawmakers took the first public step toward an infrastructure package with a hearing that lasted more than six hours and featured optimism, worry and an appearance from former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. — The Green New Deal stirred […]

February 7, 2019

— Lawmakers are rolling out infrastructure legislation and hearings this week, following a State of the Union that signaled the White House may not be taking the lead role in developing legislation. — Unions representing transportation workers are girding for […]

February 4, 2019

— It’s a big week for infrastructure. President Donald Trump has a chance to lay out his policy priorities with the State of the Union address Tuesday night, and hopes are high that he’ll renew his call for a big […]

January 25, 2019

AS WITH BUYING a home and eating sushi, the wisdom of the decision to drive an electric vehicle hinges less on when you do it, and more on where. Today, you’ll find most EV owners in the few spots where […]