President Bush has signed legislation that makes "technical corrections" to the 2005 SAFETEA-LU bill, clearing the way for an estimated $1 billion in delayed highway projects to move forward. Bush signed the measure on June 6, without commenting on the bill.
The White House had voiced opposition to the bill, but the House and Senate had passed it with veto-proof margins. Final congressional approval came on April 30, but the bill wasn't formally delivered to the White House until June 3.