Update: Biden signs one-week stopgap to keep government operating while lawmakers hammer out an omnibus package. 

Two TIFIA loans are expected to help Virginia finance its $2.7-billion program to modernize its stretch of Interstate 81.

A separate program, coming later, will apply to Northeast Corridor projects.

Bhatt was most recently a senior vice president with AECOM, and was previously CEO of Intelligent Transportation Society of America.

Update: House passes WRDA-DOD package, sending it to Senate.

Industry's jobless rate is down from October, year-earlier levels.

Industry sees shortcomings in project review, Buy America provisions 

Bhatt, most recently a senior vice president with AECOM, previously led the Delaware and Colorado state transportation departments.