Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is calling for new and targeted investments in critical freight corridors over the next 30 years.
February 12, 2015Government
DOT’s Anthony Foxx to Take Bus Tour Touting Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The nation’s top transportation officer will hop on a bus Feb. 17 for a tour of five states to tell residents about the need to upgrade aging infrastructure around the country.
February 12, 2015Government
Foxx Urges State Transportation Leaders to Step Up Pressure for Highway Bill
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urged state transportation leaders to put more muscle into their effort to persuade Congress to pass a long-term reauthorization measure to support the nation’s highways and public transit systems.
November 24, 2014Government
DOT Secretary Foxx To Host ‘Virtual’ Town Hall Aug. 6
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx plans to address questions and concerns from the public during an online Webcast on Aug. 6.
August 5, 2014Business
Foxx Prods Congress to Act
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx visited several critical freight corridors during an eight-state bus tour last week, saying the future sustainability of America’s roadways depends on Congress addressing the infrastructure funding crisis.
April 21, 2014Government
DOT Hires Katz as Counselor
The Department of Transportation has hired Dan Katz as counselor to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, a department spokeswoman confirmed March 20.
March 20, 2014Government
Foxx Promises April Highway Bill
The Obama administration will unveil a multiyear surface transportation authorization bill next month, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told a House of Representatives subcommittee March 12.
March 13, 2014Government
Foxx Asks State Leaders to Help Push Obama’s Highway Plan
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx urged state transportation leaders Feb. 27 to help persuade Congress to pass President Obama’s plan to save the Highway Trust Fund and ramp up infrastructure investment across the country.
February 27, 2014Business
Highway Fund May Be Empty by August, DOT’s Foxx Warns
WASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, in a plea to Congress to produce a long-term transportation funding plan, said the crises is so severe that the Highway Trust Fund may run out of money by August.
January 20, 2014Government
Foxx Starts Highway Trust Fund Ticker
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said his department started posting a Highway Trust Fund Ticker on Jan. 15 that will tell all Americans monthly how much money is left in the reservoir that funds many U.S. road and bridge projects.
January 15, 2014