Tim Sylvester, CEO of Kansas City, Mo.-based Integrated Roadways, thinks his startup company鈥檚 鈥渟mart pavement鈥 鈥 bristling with sensors and the latest fiber-optic and wireless technology 鈥 could be a lifesaver in mishaps.
May 30, 2018GovernmentLogisticsTCA
$1.6 Billion Project Approved by Texas Transport Agency
After months spent hashing out how to pay the $1.6 billion tab, North Texas鈥 most pressing freeway need at long last gained the blessing of the Texas Transportation Commission at its May 24 meeting.
May 25, 2018GovernmentLogistics
Shuster to Take Another Shot at Infrastructure This Summer
The outgoing chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is making a final push before he retires to piece together a long-stalled infrastructure package before Congress adjourns.
May 23, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
Capitol Agenda for the Week of May 21: Summer in the City
After we dig out those picnic baskets from our coat closets, and pack the car with beach umbrellas, towels and sunblock, we鈥檒l mentally prepare ourselves to sit inside our cars with our loved ones in bumper-to-bumper traffic this Memorial Day. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
May 21, 2018GovernmentFuelLogisticsTCA
Planning Board Wants Virginia to Study Tax Based on Miles Driven
With the rise of electric and other fuel-efficient vehicles, the state Virginia association of metropolitan planners is asking state Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine to take a look at a new way to pay for roads.
May 18, 2018GovernmentFuelEditorial
Editorial: Paying at the Pump for Infrastructure
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao kicked off聽Infrastructure Week with the hopeful message that the Trump Administration is keeping its options open for ways to pay for its planned 10-year, $1.5 trillion infrastructure program. But that message 鈥 and, perhaps, the very goal of the weeklong initiative itself 鈥 was somewhat offset by the reality that U.S. lawmakers likely won鈥檛 get anything done on infrastructure this year.
May 17, 2018Editorial
Editorial: Infrastructure Week and the Work Ahead
It鈥檚 Infrastructure Week, the annual spotlight on the nation鈥檚 roads and bridges. During a week鈥檚 worth of discussion, a lot will be said about the need to update and repair existing infrastructure as well as build from scratch what will be needed to carry transportation into the future.
May 10, 2018GovernmentBusiness
Infrastructure Bill Unlikely This Year, White House Says
Just days before prominent infrastructure stakeholders kick off a campaign to promote regional and local highway construction needs, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that President Donald Trump鈥檚 massive infrastructure package is unlikely to advance this year.
May 10, 2018BusinessLogistics
Trump Infrastructure Plan Ailing, but Not Dead, in Senate
A water resources bill under consideration in the Senate appears to reject the White House鈥檚 $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan, but top Republicans say parts of the Trump proposal eventually may make it into the legislation later this month.
May 9, 2018GovernmentBusinessSafety
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Proposes Additional $125 Billion for N.Y. Infrastructure
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced May 8 that an additional $125 billion will go toward infrastructure investment over the next five years.
May 9, 2018