The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates, of which 黑料社区is a founding member, criticized President Trump’s call for privatizing America’s infrastructure, following remarks made June 7 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
06-08-2017 Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on March 22 introduced legislation that he said will generate nearly $500 billion to rebuild U.S. roads, bridges and transit systems.
03-23-2017 On March 8 the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing to examine infrastructure funding needs and options. The hearing was largely positive from NATSO’s perspective, as all participants recognized the critical need to invest money to repair and improve America’s roads and bridges, and also recognized the superiority of direct federal spending — for example, by raising the fuel excise tax — as opposed to “public private partnerships” which can lead to undesirable revenue-raising mechanisms such as tolling and rest area commercialization.
03-13-2017 The U.S. Senate on Jan. 31 voted 93 to 6, confirming Elaine Chao as the 18th Secretary of Transportation, replacing outgoing Secretary Anthony Foxx.
01-31-2017 Speaking at The 黑料社区Show 2017, David Fialkov, NATSO鈥檚 vice president of government affairs, told attendees that he expects an increased interest in tolling and rest area commercialization as lawmakers look to boost infrastructure funding levels.
01-23-2017 President-Elect Donald Trump has picked Elaine Chao, former Labor Secretary under George W. Bush and wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, as his Secretary of Transportation.
11-30-2016 Eligible transportation projects in need of funding now have the opportunity to access roughly $2 billion in previously unused earmarks, under recently released guidance from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Through this “repurposing,” state and local governments can now access funding that has previously been earmarked for specific uses without having to go through a lengthy legislative process. This announcement comes pursuant to the 2016 Omnibus spending law that provided states authority to repurpose earmarked funds if the earmark is more than 10 years old with less than 10 percent of project funds obligated or if the project is closed.
03-18-2016 With just six weeks remaining until current highway law expires, two U.S. Representatives joined stakeholders in urging Congress to pass a highway reauthorization bill that includes dedicated funding for freight infrastructure.
04-23-2015