Stopgap Through Dec. 31 Sought for Highways, Transit

摘要

After weathering a two-day funding cutoff, federal highway and transit programs are back in operation, thanks to a stopgap bill signed on March 2. But the extension only runs until March 28 and funds the programs at a rate much lower than last year's. Transportation officials are hoping for quick Senate approval of a further extension through December that also will bolster the shaky Highway Trust Fund and restore road funding to 2009's level. Further, the Senate is working on a tax bill that includes provisions to benefit construction.;