Jim Watts

House leaders hope to have a final vote Thursday on a six-year, $325 billion transportation funding bill.

The $325 billion, six-year transportation bill set for a vote this week in the House falls short of the level of funding needed, President Obama said.

The more than 250 amendments filed to the House's proposed six-year highway bill include a proposal to raise the federal gasoline tax by 15 cents.

Virginia’s P3 project pipeline includes seven transportation-related projects that could be financed as public-private partnerships.

The $500 million of federal TIGER grants to transportation projects in 34 states brings the total to $4.6 billion since 2009.

The Senate on Wednesday adopted a short-term extension of federal transportation funding that was approved the previous day by the House.

The House on Tuesday passed a three-week extension of federal transportation funding that would keep reimbursements to states for highway and transit projects flowing through Nov. 20.

The House could vote as early as Tuesday on a 22-day extension of federal transportation funding to avoid a Oct. 29 expiration date.

Congress will consider another short-term extension of federal highway funding as lawmakers seek a solution to a revenue shortfall.

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday passed a six-year, $325 billion transportation bill after rejecting an amendment by Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., that would have increased the funding by more than $100 billion.