Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced Oct. 29 that the department will issue $500 million in infrastructure grants covering 39 projects in 34 states.
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Foxx 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Passage of Long-Term Highway Bill
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is 鈥渃autiously optimistic鈥 that Congress will pass long-term transportation legislation in the near future.
October 29, 2015ATA Chairman Hopeful Speaker Paul Ryan 鈥榃ill Lead鈥 Passage of Highway Bill
American Trucking Associations Chairman Pat Thomas has a message for new Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.
October 29, 2015Rhode Island Trucking Association Offers Alternative to Gov. Raimondo鈥檚 Plan
When Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo announced her transportation plan based on truck tolling Oct. 8, Rhode Island Trucking Association President Chris Maxwell called RhodeWorks 鈥渞idiculous.鈥
October 28, 2015BATIC Executive Director: 鈥楥ongress Needs to Fund鈥 Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON聽鈥 The executive director of a newly launched office at the U.S. Department of Transportation set up to help states finance infrastructure projects said Congress remains the main driver for advancing those projects.
October 27, 2015Bob Baylor, President of Baylor Trucking, Dies at 67
Robert 鈥淏ob鈥 Baylor, president of Baylor Trucking Inc. and former American Trucking Associations board member, died Oct. 25聽after a battle with ALS. He was 67.
October 27, 2015House Easily Passes Short-Term Highway Funding Patch
The House on Oct. 27 easily passed a measure that would authorize funding for highway programs through Nov. 20. The bill now heads to the Senate, where GOP leaders there are expected to show it favorable support.
October 27, 2015Rep. Boustany: Finalizing Highway Bill 鈥楧ifficult To Do Before Thanksgiving鈥
WASHINGTON 鈥 Presenting President Obama with a multiyear highway reauthorization bill before Thanksgiving 鈥 the goal outlined by transportation leaders on Capitol Hill 鈥斅爄s too optimistic, a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee said Oct. 27.
October 27, 2015Sen. Inhofe Optimistic Congress Will Send POTUS a Highway Bill in a 鈥楩ew Weeks鈥
A multiyear highway reauthorization bill will arrive on President Obama鈥檚 desk by next month, the chairman of the Senate transportation policy committee said Oct. 26 on the chamber鈥檚 floor.
October 26, 2015House to Consider Short-Term Highway Funding Extension Oct. 27
Funding authority for highway programs would be extended through Nov. 20 under legislation scheduled for floor consideration Oct. 27, according to a schedule released by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
October 26, 2015