U.S. Senate approves infrastructure bill

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mike Nystrom 517-347-8336 Aug. 10, 2021  U.S. Senate approves infrastructure bill  LANSING, Mich. – The following statement can be attributed to Mike Nystrom, executive vice president of the Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation...

U.S. Senate Passes Jobs Bill — Legislative Update from ARTBA

After overcoming several procedural obstacles this week, the Senate this morning voted 70 to 28 to pass the “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment” (HIRE) Act, which among other things extends authorization of the federal surface transportation programs through the...

U.S. Senate Votes to Save Federal Highway Trust Fund

The Senate approved legislation yesterday to transfer $8 billion to restore solvency to the federal Highway Trust Fund. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters had announced that federal-aid payments to the states would be withheld because of a shortage of funds....