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 [...]

When it comes to paying for roads and bridges, mass transit and rail improvements and transportation safety, the federal government is going broke. It has been for years. As cars become more fuel-efficient and people drive less, there’s even more to worry about: The gas tax that pays for those infrastructure improvements won’t generate the [...]

PHOENIX – The Valley’s Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, proposed by regional planners since the 1980s, has received final approval from the Federal Highway Administration, paving the way for the Arizona Department of Transportation to move the project forward. READ MORE