Pete Ruane is the president and chief executive officer of the Washington, D.C.-based American Road & Transportation Builders Association. He can be reached at 202-289-4434.
What would “Ike” do? June 29 marks the 60th anniversary of the day President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the law that authorized the construction of the U.S. Interstate Highway System and created the Highway Trust Fund to pay for it.
Related Links: Amtrak Chief Declares Highway Trust Fund 'Dead' Barely a month into the new year, several industry trade groups and no less than three widely read construction publications, including ENR, have sent up smoke signals that the battle over one of the most significant threats in decades facing the U.S. transportation design and construction market already is finished.Even more alarming, the white flag is being waved before we have had a serious fight.RUANEI am referring, specifically, to the reauthorization of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and the crisis facing the federal Highway Trust
