Program, part of 2016 appropriations measure, requires new projects it funds to be within 50 miles of old earmarked ones.

Unemployment rate declines to 8.7% from February 2015's 10.6%, but is up slightly from January's 8.5%, Bureau of Labor Statistics says.

President Obama has nominated Maj. Gen. Todd T. Semonite to be U.S. Army chief of engineers and commander of the Army Corps of Engineers, according to military communications and industry sources.

Highway construction has banner month, climbing 14.6% from December, surging 33.9% year over year, Census Bureau reports.

Heavy demand is expected for this year's $800 million installment of a five-year, $4.5-billion program.

Transportation committee will work on short-term extension, aiming to avert cutoff of FAA funds before current stopgap expires March 31..

ARTBA report says number of structurally deficient bridges declined 4%, but more than 58,000 are still on the list.