President Joe Biden has announced he will nominate Shailen Bhatt, former head of the Colorado and Delaware DOTs and now a senior executive with AECOM, to lead the Federal Highway Administration.
More than eight months after the IIIJA took effect, the House panel tackled issues related to its implementation, including inflation pressures, growth of electric vehicles and reconnecting neighborhoods.
Work was suspended on the project's cable-stayed portion based on unspecified safety concerns over the planned installation of some bridge structure elements.