Understanding the Projections of the Highway Trust Fund: A Tutorial

The Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-41) authorized General Fund transfers to the Highway Account and Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund. Based on the most recent monthly estimate of future Highway Trust Fund balances, this...

DOT Fact Sheets Highlight Grim State of U.S. Roads and Bridges

WASHINGTON – The Highway Trust Fund is set to expire on July 31. Without action from Congress, federal funding for transportation will come to a screeching halt. And with it, so will traffic in many places across the country.

Over the last six years, Congress has passed 33 short-term...

Statement of Secretary Foxx on passage of Highway Trust Fund patch

"The good news is that Congress has avoided bankrupting the Highway Trust Fund.  The bad news is that there is still no long-term certainty, and this latest band-aid expires right as the next construction season begins..."

Statement of Secretary Foxx on Senate Highway Trust Fund vote of July 29

"I applaud the Senate's strong bipartisan vote, which sends a clear message that we need action on a long-term transportation bill this year, and reaffirms that Democrats and Republicans can come together to do it. There is no reason to delay the real debate about long-term funding and badly...

Invest in America, Commit to the Future Bus Tour

Home base for the transportation reauthorization bus tour.