House Surface Bill Still Faces Uncertain Path Forward July 2, 2026 | Jeff Davis The House of Representatives left town this week having accomplished almost nothing and without having taken any visible action on...
DOT, LoC Commemorate 70th Anniversary of Interstate Highway System July 2, 2026 | Jeff Davis At a June 29 event at the Library of Congress, the Department of Transportation commemorated the 70th anniversary of the...
Supreme Court Allows Removal of Independent Board Members Without Cause July 2, 2026 | Jeff Davis The Supreme Court this week ruled that the President can fire members of most independent boards and commissions without cuase,...
Supreme Court Says Cell Phone Location Data Is Subject to Privacy Expectations July 2, 2026 | Jeff Davis In another major decision this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a person's movement and location information (transportation-related info)...
Highway Construction Costs Stayed Stable in Final Quarter of 2025 July 2, 2026 | Jeff Davis The Federal Highway Administration recently updated its estimate of changes in highway construction costs, showing that such costs decreased by...
House Subcommittee Approves Pipeline Safety Bill June 26, 2026 | Jeff Davis A House subcommittee moved what is hopefully the last piece of the pipeline safety reauthorization bill into place this week,...
President Requests $2B for Coast Guard, $1B for Penn Station in New War Supplemental June 26, 2026 | Jeff Davis The Trump Administration reversed course and asked Congress for $1 billion for an IIJA program to help fix Penn Station...
What Else Could the Ways and Means Committee Do in the Surface Bill? June 18, 2026 | Jeff Davis In addition to minimum requirements it must undertake, there are other policy options that the House Ways and Means Committee...
House Bill Fails to Address Outdated Highway Formula: Part 2 June 18, 2026 | Jeff Davis How have real-world factors like population, VMT, road fatalities, and lane-miles changed since the highway funding formula was las updated...
A Closer Look: House THUD Bill’s BUILD Grant Preference for High-Growth Metro Areas June 18, 2026 | Jeff Davis Which areas would qualify as "high-growth" metro areas and thus get preference for BUILD grants under the House appropriations bill?
