U.S. transportation reauthorization bill
Sen. Warner proposes telecom-highway partnership
The U.S. government and states could raise desperately needed revenue for surface transportation infrastructure by leasing highway right-of-ways to telecommunication companies for broadband cable installation, Sen. Mark Warner said at a recent freight transportation conference in Washington.
LaHood talks transport funding at Press Club
The Obama administration is interested in an infrastructure bank, public-private partnerships and tolling as new sources of money to pay for highways, bridges, intermodal service roads and other infrastructure, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Thursday at the National Press Club.