Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said just under $800 million has been earmarked via the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assist airports with safety and infrastructure initiatives...
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American Trucking Association (ATA) recently expressed its support of the Invest in America Act, calling upon lawmakers to create a responsibly funded infrastructure bill. “Coming off one of th...
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Members of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works agreed on the urgency of an infrastructure bill, while conceding a rapidly moving House version, slated for passage this week, stands no...
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Calling it “not a serious” proposal, the White House said it opposed the House of Representative’s “Moving America Forward” Act, criticizing it on how it would be paid for. The $1.5 tril...
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U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) introduce legislation Friday to their respective houses of Congress that would promote public transportation and provide fare-free public...
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Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) said his bill, the Moving Forward Act, would bring at least $7.6 billion for rail projects along the Northeast Corridor into New Jersey. Payne co-sponsored the legisl...
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Republicans on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee this month warned that the Chinese Communist Party may be abusing America’s EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program and called for a federal review of the p...
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Already at a crisis point prior to COVID-19, America’s infrastructure faces “dire” new challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) h...
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Mayors from across the country called for a restructuring of infrastructure investment that would stimulate the economy and create thousands of good jobs. Called “America’s new Playbook on Inf...
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The American Bus Association (ABA) recently estimated that the motorcoach industry would realize an economic loss of nearly $11 billion, representing a 71 percent decline in annual business amid the C...
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Faced with vastly aging infrastructure and an economy rattled by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Governors Association (NGA) held a virtual summit this week to discuss ways to finance the nation's...
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A coalition of trade associations working to support infrastructure solutions has come out in support of an Infrastructure investment act amendment that would study procurement practices used to selec...
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Decrying the recently introduced INVEST in America Act as “hyper-partisan,” Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) offered multiple amendments to the legislation during the House Committee on Transportation a...
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After more than 24 hours of debate in committee and the consideration of more than 175 amendments, an infrastructure spending bill will move to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. Call...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will fund 20 projects in 20 states totaling nearly $1 billion through its Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program. ...
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Four members of the U.S. House of Representatives have introduced new legislation that would invest in infrastructure and pay for it through a newly created Infrastructure Bank for America. Reps. ...
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U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) introduced new legislation to incentivize airports to be more efficient in completing construction projects. The bill, the Expedited Delivery o...
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Louisiana officials said the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has earmarked $135 million in Infrastructure Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant funds for the LA Highway 1 Improvement Project. Th...
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In advance of a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure meeting June 17 on Democratic legislation to invest in infrastructure, the president of the AFL-CIO’s Tra...
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Eight marine highways projects are slated to receive a combined $9.5 million in grants via the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) to support waterways and freight service...
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