Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) plans to introduce a bill in the new session of Congress to authorize $1 trillion in spending over several years to rebuild the nation鈥檚 roads and bridges and invest in other infrastructure modernization projects.
January 5, 2015Government, Business
Sen. Sanders to Introduce Infrastructure Bill
Government, Business
'60 Minutes' Spotlights Nation's Infrastructure Headaches
Watch as聽'60 Minutes' examines a problem well-known to the trucking industry: The nation's roads and bridges are crumbling and there's still no movement in Congress to find a permanent solution.
November 24, 2014Government, Business
Rogoff: Invest in Resilient Infrastructure
Transportation infrastructure needs to be built more sturdily and in safer locations in order to withstand the pounding from changing climate, and failure to do so could result in wasteful spending, a U.S. Department of Transportation official told a transport conference in South Carolina.
November 13, 2014Government, Business
States Ask Voters to Decide on Infrastructure Measures
Transportation advocates are increasingly taking their case for better infrastructure to the public, a strategy magnified in a number of states as voters head to the polls Nov. 4.
November 3, 2014Government, Business
Crumbling Infrastructure Fix Seen With Global Trillions of Dollars
The concrete piers of two new bridges are rising out of the Ohio River between Louisville, Kentucky, and southern Indiana, as crews blast limestone and move earth to build the roads and tunnels that will soon connect the twin spans to nearby interstate highways.
October 15, 2014Government, Business
Missouri Voters Solidly Reject Amendment to Increase Sales Tax for Highway Projects
Missouri voters last week defeated a proposed constitutional amendment that could have raised as much as $6 billion by increasing the state鈥檚 sales tax to pay for infrastructure improvements.
August 11, 2014Government, Business
White House Promotes Private Sector in New Infrastructure Initiative, Urges Congress to Act
President Obama on July 17 signed an initiative aimed at helping state agencies connect with private-sector investors to upgrade the country鈥檚 aging transportation infrastructure.
July 18, 2014Government, Business
Funding Transportation Projects Reduces Bottlenecks, Helps Trucking Industry, WH Report Says
If Congress approves significant funding to upgrade the country鈥檚 aging roads and bridges, travel times throughout the freight industry would improve dramatically, according to a report released July 14 by the Obama administration.
July 14, 2014Government, Business
Rep. Delaney to Promote Infrastructure Bill At Press Club June 26
Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) will have a chance to promote his legislation that establishes a $50 billion infrastructure fund to boost highway projects when he appears at the National Press Club June 26.
June 24, 2014Government, Business
Key House Democrat Aims to Take His Infrastructure Bill Viral
Maryland Democrat Rep. John Delaney unveiled a website June 17 to draw attention to a bill he introduced last year that would create a $50 billion infrastructure fund.
June 20, 2014