Infrastructure funding
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Infrastructure
Biden unveils sweeping $2 trillion infrastructure plan
Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan relies heavily on rolling back Trump’s corporate tax cuts.
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Infrastructure
Trucking interests skeptical of zone-based congestion pricing
The trucking industry sees the costs — but not so much the benefits — of new congestion pricing initiatives.
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Maritime
Buttigieg vows to help US exporters resolve supply chain woes
The U.S. secretary of transportation testifies before Congress on the Biden administration’s infrastructure priorities.
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Trucking Regulation
ATRI puts $20B price tag on vehicle-miles-traveled tax
An American Transportation Research Institute study finds the cost to deploy and collect a vehicle-miles-traveled tax would be 300 times more than the current fuel…
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Infrastructure
Lawmaker: Use Postal Service to test vehicle-miles-traveled fee
Congressman Sam Graves proposes using the Postal Service to test a new bridge and highway funding effort.
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Rail
House hearing witnesses argue rail more relevant to economy than ever
Witnesses at a U.S. House hearing on Wednesday stressed the need for a multimodal approach in federal support of the railroads, citing freight rail’s connection…
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Regulatory Agencies
Chao probe fallout: Concerns remain over freight project money
An investigation of the former DOT secretary highlights the need to restore trust in the federal infrastructure grant process.
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Infrastructure
Republicans to White House: Limit infrastructure spending to roads and bridges
Republican lawmakers push back on Biden’s ‘big, bold vision’ ahead of infrastructure talks.
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Infrastructure
Infrastructure upgrade: US improves from D+ to C-
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave the nation’s infrastructure an overall grade of C-, up from a grade of D+ four years ago,…
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Last Mile
GSCW chat recap: Biden blueprint for last-mile delivery
Together for Safer Roads President David Braunstein discusses the potential Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan holds for safer freight movement.
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