Last Friday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a three-month extension of the MAP-21 authorization extending the current surface transportation funding and programs until October 29, 2015. This bill supersedes the five-month short-term bill that expires on December 18, 2015 that the House had previously passed. The three-month extension is supposed to [...]
ARPA is a member of a strategic transportation business coalition called Accelerate Arizona led by the Arizona Chamber. Along with ARPA’s Man of the Year, and Transportation Chairman in the State House of Representative, Representative Rick Gray we will be planning a statewide public forum with business speakers and discussion of key transportation needs. There [...]
The Senate today approved the DRIVE Act by a vote of 65-34 (see how your senators voted). Thank you to those who have contacted their senators over the past week, urging support for this long-term highway & transit bill. Our focus now shifts to the House, which has not yet begun action on a long-term [...]