White House, transportation leaders push Congress to find highway funding solution

Amanda Bayhi - Jul 08, 2014

The White House, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and several industry associations are urging Congress to find a highway funding solution before the primary source of money, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), becomes insolvent. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) projects that ...

Foxx: Our big problem with transportation funding is ‘lack of clarity’ and ‘getting to yes’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jun 06, 2014

During his “Invest in America, Commit to the Future” bus tour, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx took a grassroots approach to make the case for a robust multi-year Federal investment for transportation. Talking with transportation heads while on tour, Foxx ...

WSDOT, U.S. DOT respond to landslide covering Washington State Route 530

Amanda Bayhi - Mar 25, 2014

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is taking action to keep drivers safe after a landslide overtook State Route 530 near the town of Oso on Saturday. The state Department of Natural Resources estimates the slide to be 1500 feet ...

DOT’s new Counselor to Secretary Dan Katz to help agency push for long-term transportation bill

Amanda Bayhi - Mar 20, 2014

The newest name in transportation policy is Dan Katz. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has hired Katz as the agency’s counselor to the secretary, Politico reports. Katz has been charged with leading the DOT in its push for a long-term surface ...

Obama's transportation budget proposal: What it means for tribal lands

Amanda Bayhi - Mar 19, 2014

Last month, President Barack Obama proposed a $302 billion, 4-year transportation reauthorization bill. Since then, Transportation Secretary Foxx has examined how the proposal would affect one sector of transportation, pointing out that the proposal includes $2.5 billion for transit expansions. Now, a ...

U.S. DOT: Highway Trust Fund could shortfall as early as late July

Amanda Bayhi - Mar 17, 2014

The U.S. Department of Transportation has updated its Highway Trust Fund Ticker, and a chart on the page shows that the Highway Trust Fund could shortfall as early as the end of July. The DOT notes that the HTF “will encounter ...

DOT report: $123.7 billion needed to maintain, improve highways, bridges

Amanda Bayhi - Feb 28, 2014

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Friday released a report that finds all levels of government would need to spend an estimated $123.7 billion to $145.9 billion annually to maintain and improve roads and bridges. The report -- 2013 Status ...

DOT seeks innovative transportation tools

Amanda Bayhi - Feb 27, 2014

The U.S. Department of Transportation is seeking innovative tools that address challenges in transportation and improve the transportation system. The DOT is offering a challenge to innovators to create web-based tools, data visualizations and mobile apps or to find innovative uses ...

U.S. DOT offers free web-based intelligent transportation resource

Amanda Bayhi - Jan 30, 2014

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is offering a free online resource for transportation professionals and students who want to learn more about intelligent transportation systems (ITS). The web-based textbook, the ITS ePrimer, uses in-depth modules, which include interactive content such ...

President Obama briefly addresses transportation in State of the Union

Amanda Bayhi - Jan 29, 2014

Tuesday night, President Obama gave his State of the Union address, which offered a chance for the president to present potential solutions for transportation and infrastructure funding. However, our sister site Overdrive points out that the president only briefly mentioned transportation ...

Dwindling Highway Trust Fund causes delayed state reimbursements

Amanda Bayhi - Jan 28, 2014

The depleting Highway Trust Fund (HTF) may cause the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to delay reimbursements to state agencies this year. Bloomberg reports that the U.S. DOT may have to slow the payments to avoid draining the HTF. Peter Rogoff, the ...

Transportation in the State of the Union Address

Amanda Bayhi - Jan 28, 2014

If you think the State of the Union address is just another speech, think again. The State of the Union address, which President Obama will deliver Tuesday at 9 p.m. Eastern Time, is the perfect opportunity for workers in the transportation ...