With no agreement yet on a six-year transportation bill, Congress has approved another short extension of the federal highway and transit programs, seeking to avert a virtual shutdown of much of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation on July 31.
The measure, which the House and Senate approved late on July 22 , will extend the federal highway program through Sept. 24 and federal transit, highway safety and truck and bus safety funding through Sept. 30. The legislation now goes to the White House, where President Bush is expected to sign it.