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Republican lawmakers contend that President Obama is breaking last year's budget agreement with his fiscal 2017 DOT proposal.
February 25 -
Non-partisan think tank report says states should raise taxes to boost investments in public infrastructure while borrowing costs are low.
February 23 -
Georgia's recently enacted supplemental state budget dedicates $750 million to transportation projects.
February 22 -
The inadequate national investment in transportation infrastructure means it will take at least 21 years to replace or upgrade the 58,500 structurally deficient road bridges in the U.S., according to the latest bridge inventory from the Federal Highway Administration.
February 18 -
Proposal by Democratic leaders in the Maryland General Assembly would restrict governor's authority to allocate transportation project funding.
February 17 -
State lawmakers are looking at gas tax hikes and other proposals to increase funding for local transportation projects.
February 16 -
Interstate tolling is one way to make federal transportation funding more productive, CBO says.
February 12 -
Federal airport grants would increase while the passenger facility charge would stay at its current level under a proposed six-year reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration approved late Wednesday by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee.
February 11 -
President Obamas proposed $98 billion budget for the Department of Transportation in 2017 includes $3.5 billion of transit grants.
February 10 -
President Obamas proposed fiscal 2017 budget would hamper international trade by cutting funding for seaport navigation systems that are needed to accommodate new, larger cargo ships, the American Association of Port Authorities warned.
February 10 -
General Services Administration is looking for partners to build a new FBI building in exchange for current headquarters.
February 8 -
Congressional Republicans oppose President Obamas proposal to fund a greener transportation system with a tax on oil.
February 5 -
President Obama will propose $32.4 billion per year of additional funding for innovative transportation efforts with his fiscal 2017 executive budget.
February 4 -
Long-range road funding bill approved by Indiana House calls for highway planners to study the feasibility of tolling Interstate Highways.
February 4 -
Pennsylvania road revenues will over the next 12 years will be $6 billion shy of the $34 billion needed for its long-range plan.
February 3 -
Relieving the congestion on urban highways in Texas will be a continual process that requires additional funding sources, planners say.
February 2 -
Voters in Portland, Ore., will decide May 17 on the city's proposed four-year, 10 cent per gallon gasoline tax.
January 29 -
Texas will spend $1.3 billion on 14 highway projects aimed at reducing traffic congestion in five cities.
January 28 -
Missouris transportation chief warned lawmakers that state lacks funds to rebuild aging roads and bridges.
January 27 -
The Highway Trust Fund will remain solvent through 2020 with a $70 billion general fund transfer but the revenue shortfall wont go away, CBO said.
January 26
