House GOP Introduces $260B Transportation Bill

A 4.5-year, $260 billion funding proposal for surface transportation projects was scheduled to be released yesterday by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The bill also contains a provision that would permit trucks weighing up to 97,000 pounds on interstate highways. The committee is likely to pass the bill on Thursday. Source: The Associated Press, included in a January 31 news roundup distributed by the AGC SmartBrief e-newsletter. Read more.

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