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Infrastructure survey reveals bipartisan support for transportation investments

NEW YORK — An exclusive Rockefeller Foundation survey reveals overwhelming bipartisan support for federal investment in transportation and infrastructure projects.

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Report calls for special appropriation to mitigate traffic congestion caused by BRAC 2005 law

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Implementation of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC) law of 2005 will concentrate tens of thousands of additional personnel at or near 18 domestic military bases, several of which are located in major metropolitan areas with already congested transportation infrastructure.

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Obama invests $129 billion in restoring America’s infrastructure

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama’s $129 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation, the first year of a comprehensive six-year transportation plan, will lay a new foundation for economic growth and competitiveness by rebuilding the nation’s transportation systems, enabling innovative solutions to transportation challenges, and ensuring the highest level of safety for all Americans.

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Report offers solutions to close the transportation 'funding gap'

WASHINGTON, D.C. — According a congressional commission, the gap between current revenues available for surface transportation and capital needs each year is $137 billion. In recognition of the need to discuss a broad range of tools to address this "funding gap," a new report from the AASHTO Center for Excellence in Project Finance outlines a number of options for meeting revenue needs.

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Headlines from around the Web, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011

From cleveland.com: Work on new Inner Belt Bridge in Cleveland, Ohio, set to begin this week
From timesdispatch.com: Senate panel backs borrowing for roads
From infrastructurist.com: Is a vehicle mileage tax coming to a state near you?

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