The world didn’t come to an end in 2012, but at least the wait for the re-authorization of the federal transportation funding bill did. Once the $104.4-billion, 27-month Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) was signed by President Obama in July, state transportation agencies could at least solidify capital plans for the next two years. But transportation industry officials bemoaned the fact that even this most non-partisan of issues suffered from one of the most bitterly partisan Congresses in recent history.