As the Highway Trust Fund balance shrinks and the current surface transportation law's Sept. 30 expiration date looms, the Obama administration has fleshed out the details of its $302-billion plan to save the trust fund from insolvency and boost highway and transit spending over the next four years.
In sending a detailed bill to Congress on April 29, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx signaled that the administration wants to be deeply involved as Congress continues to work on a successor to the soon-to-expire Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, or MAP-21.