AGC participated in a town hall-style meeting with U.S. Department of Transportation's top leaders who addressed the next long-term transportation bill. This meeting was the final event in the Department's series of "listening tours" leading up to its release of the surface transportation principles.
The senior DOT officials provided very few specifics about their current thoughts regarding various aspects of a surface transportation bill and provided no answer when asked when they will release their principles for reauthorization. DOT officials did however pledge their support for a long-term funding authorization and expressed the need to expedite the process of approving and finishing construction projects.
With the administration not taking the lead on reauthorization and the House and Senate yet to move on their individual bills, the chances of seeing a surface transportation bill before the elections in November is highly unlikely. AGC will continue to urge both House and Senate leaders to take action and remind them of the importance of infrastructure investment and its ability to create jobs.
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