House bill requires multi-modal freight plan

Industry Organizations

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Legislation submitted Tuesday in the House aims to ensure that planning for a national freight network by the Department of Transportation covers modes beyond highway transport. MAP-21, the two-year surface transportation reauthorization bill enacted last summer, calls on the DOT to develop the nation's first freight strategy and identify arteries that comprise the national freight network as a guide for setting funding priorities. Congress tasked the DOT to designate a national fr...

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