To support “the fastest pace of economic growth in this country in nearly four decades” and help America compete better against “China and other countries to win the 21st Century,” President Joe Biden (seen above) re-emphasized his call for beefed up infrastructure investments. [Above photo via the White House] “Throughout our history, public investments and […]

Jim Tymon (seen above) – executive director of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials – discussed the need for significant investment in U.S. infrastructure during an interview this week on C-SPAN’s public affairs program Washington Journal. “We’ve clearly been underinvesting in infrastructure for a number of years,” he explained. “Meanwhile, state and […]

Reducing the amount of wireless communication spectrum available to vehicle-to-everything or V2X technology “seriously undermines” efforts to reduce the number of annual traffic injuries and fatalities occurring on U.S. roadways while also short-circuiting efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve transportation equity. [Above image by NHTSA] That is the argument the American Association of […]

The Federal Highway Administration and state departments of transportation across the country participated in a variety of events designed to support National Work Zone Awareness Week, held April 26-30. [Above photo by the Arizona DOT] The FHWA noted that 842 people died in highway work zone crashes in 2019 – the most recent year for […]

Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., (above at left) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., (above at right) reintroduced four bills on April 26 designed to improve automotive and traffic safety across the United States – bills they want included in an infrastructure funding package and surface transportation reauthorization legislation. “Every year on average, over 36,000 people are […]

Legislation recently proposed by Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works would seek to “reconnect and revitalize” areas harmed by the construction of the Interstate Highway System over the past six decades. [Above photo by the Massachusetts DOT] Dubbed the “Reconnecting Communities Act,” Sen. Carper’s bill would establish […]