by SRTC Staff | Aug 7, 2014 | Uncategorized |
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx An email our office received yesterday from the Federal Transit Administration and Anthony Foxx, U.S. Transportation Secretary, says that Foxx is pleased that Congress took action to avoid letting the Highway Trust...
by SRTC Staff | Aug 1, 2014 | Uncategorized |
The U.S. Senate approved a $10.9 billion bill to fund highway projects through May 2015 late last night, just hours before the U.S. Department of Transportation was supposed to start rationing money in the Highway Trust Fund today. The bill now heads to President...
by SRTC Staff | Jul 21, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Comedian Jon Stewart recently weighed in on the fight over federal transportation funding in Congress, criticizing lawmakers for opting for a temporary spending patch instead of a long-term extension and for failing to raise the federal gas tax. Stewart even includes...
by SRTC Staff | Jul 10, 2014 | Uncategorized |
Well, here we sit, waiting for Congress to do something about the dwindling Highway Trust Fund. Starting in August, the money in the fund starts being rationed and after it runs out- who knows? What we do know is that our transportation infrastructure isn’t...
by SRTC Staff | Jul 1, 2014 | Uncategorized |
I’ve been telling you for a while now that the Highway Trust Fund is dangerously low on funds and on track to run out of money in August. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today sent a letter to the head of each state Department of Transportation and...