Preliminary work has begun in the Senate on the transit portion of a multi-year surface transportation bill, the construction industry’s top legislative priority.
The Senate banking committee, which has jurisdiction over transit, held a hearing on Feb. 25 on the not-yet-drafted legislation, listening to testimony from officials from the nation's transit systems, including small urban, rural and specialized agencies, as well as state transportation departments, business and organized labor groups. [View video of hearing here.]