The House passed a five-year highway bill, but there's still a long way to go before there's a real agreement on infrastructure funding on Capitol Hill.
In what’s become something of a tradition in Washington, rather than rolling up the proverbial sleeves to hammer out a better way to finance the Highway Trust Fund, Congress took the easy way out.
Will the shutdown the Hernando De Soto bridge be a wake-up call to support the nation's infrastructure? HDT Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge thinks it is way beyond time for politicians in Washington to come together and fix this problem.
It’s likely an infrastructure bill will pass. But how big it will be, and who will pay for it, rides on lots of politicking.
If the measure is approved by the Connecticut governor as expected, beginning in January 2022 the state will collect fees from trucks weighing 26,000 pounds or more.
The Biden Administration's American Jobs Act, the core of which is infrastructure funding, is on a long road to becoming law – replete with more twists and turns than a mountain highway.
As Congress returns to Washington this week, the debate over what, exactly, constitutes “infrastructure” is cranking up as President Joe Biden starts work to get a version of his American Jobs Plan passed.
Revenue options are being considered to help fund President Biden's infrastructure plan. One idea that has been floated is a vehicle miles traveled tax to raise revenue for the shrinking Highway Trust Fund.
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ 2021 Report Card for America's Infrastructure found that roads in the U.S. were frequently underfunded.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke about the Federal Highway Trust Fund and climate change during his keynote address at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Washington Briefing.
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