FHWA Releases Final $7.5B of FY26 Highway Formula Funding to States September 4, 2026 | Jeff Davis FHWA on August 29 gave state departments of transportation an additional $7.5 billion in highway spending authority for fiscal year...
House Curtailing September Schedule, Likely Killing Chance of Enacting Surface Reauthorization This Year September 4, 2026 | Jeff Davis This week, House Republican leaders decided to cut the scheduled pre-election session short, sending members home to campaign two weeks...
Transportation Debt: TIFIA and RRIF Loans and How They Have Evolved Lately September 4, 2026 | Jeff Davis The interest rate on federal transportation loans has increased significantly over the last four years, just as the IIJA has...
House Passes, Trump Signs CR Averting Shutdown Until Dec. 12 September 4, 2026 | Jeff Davis This week, the House managed to pass ten weeks of stopgap appropriations by a vote of 370 to 48, having...
FY 2026 Total Highway Funding by State, Including August Redistribution September 3, 2026 | Jeff Davis This two-page PDF shows the state-by-state distribution of highway formula obligation authority for 2026 as of September 2026.
NTSB's Graham Resigning from Board August 29, 2026 | Jeff Davis Michael Graham has announced his resignation from the National Transportation Safety Board, effective on October 2, 2026.
Congress Returns, Hoping to Avert Government Shutdown - But No Sign of Surface Bill August 28, 2026 | Jeff Davis The House is back and in a hurry to pass the continuing appropriations measure, but there is still no sign...
$40 Trillion in Federal Debt - What Does It Mean for Transportation? August 28, 2026 | Jeff Davis The national debt recently crossed the $40 trillion mark. What does that mean for transportation programs?
FRA Announces $5.3B in Nationwide Rail Improvement Project Selections August 28, 2026 | Jeff Davis $5.3 billion in intercity rail grant money was given away to projects outside the Northeast Corridor on August 14.
Transportation Weekly - September 17, 2001 August 13, 2026 | Jeff Davis This is the first issue of Transportation Weekly published after the events of September 11, 2001.
Senate Hung Up on CR, AG Confirmation, Budget and NCAA Bill As Weekend Session Possible August 7, 2026 | Jeff Davis As of this writing, the Senate is close to an agreement to finish up for the month - but until...
