The long search for a multi-year highway-transit bill has moved closer to the goal with the House’s passage of a six-year, $335-billion-plus proposal. Negotiations will begin soon with the Senate, which in July cleared a $350-billion measure, also spanning six years.
Construction and state officials have struggled for many months with unpredictable funding from a string of short authorizations. They welcomed the House’s 363-64 vote on Nov. 5 for its Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRR), not least for the bill’s six-year length.