Dollar-stretching strategies that have become commonplace among most state Depts. of Transportation will likely continue for the foreseeable future. While July's $11-billion extension of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) provides federal funding through next May, the same contentious issues that have stymied agreement on long-term transportation funding await members of 114th Congress when debate begins on what to do next.
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