Congress Passes Surface Transportation Bill

Congress has passed a 26 month surface transportation bill last Friday that runs through September 30, 2014.

The transportation bill is 599 pages long and contains a 91 page summary.  More detailed analysis will be coming out over the coming weeks.
The bill will make some stakeholders happy and others not so much, but the bill does have a number of provisions that modernize federal transportation policy and set the stage for more visionary advancements in the next bill.

This Week in Federal Transportation News Congress is conducting an in-state work period this week and is in legislative recess.  The House also passed a fiscal year 2013 transportation spending bill.

If you would like to read the surface transportation bill, I have included the links for your viewing pleasure :) Here is a link to the new surface transportation bill: http://www.rules.house.gov/Media/file/PDF_112_2/LegislativeText/CRPT-112hrpt-HR4348.pdf And the link to the Summary: http://www.rules.house.gov/Media/file/PDF_112_2/PDF/HR4348crJES.pdf