In encouraging news for transportation construction, leaders of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee have reached a bipartisan agreement on a bill that would authorize $303.5 billion over five years for the federal highway program.
In unveiling the bill on May 22, committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), its top Republican, Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), and other key members said the panel is scheduled to vote on the measure on May 26.