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.

Americans agree on the need for higher highway funding in a new nationwide poll but there’s no accord on how to pay for it.

States will be hard-pressed to maintain their credit quality if they attempt to fund infrastructure needs solely through traditional tax-exempt debt financing, Standard & Poor’s said in a new report.

House Democrats want more federal highway and transit funding than provided in Rep. Shuster’s six-year, $325 billion bill.

House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee is on schedule to vote Oct. 22 on a six-year highway funding bill.

Economic study says privately financed Texas bullet train could generate billions of tax dollars for state and local governments.

House Transportation Committee next week will consider a multiyear highway funding bill that lacks revenue provisions.

A new poll by AAA finds 45% of Americans blame Congress for an inadequate level of transportation funding.

Virginia will consider the qualifications of six potential partners before making decision on $2.1 billion upgrade of I-66.

House consideration of Senate’s six-year transportation bill could avoid a nationwide rail shutdown, said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam wants local officials to join his call for more state funding for transportation infrastructure.