In the first round of Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant awards under the Trump administration, the Dept. of Transportation has put a major emphasis on rural projects, awarding such proposals more than 60% of the $487.1 million total it distributed.

President Trump’s infrastructure investment proposal has moved to the next step—congressional scrutiny—and faces what looks like a steep uphill path to enactment.

Transportation committee chairman concedes bill may not make it by August recess.

Trump must decide by mid-April whether to adopt Commerce Dept.'s proposed stiff penalties.

Senate panel plans hearing on $3.3-billion proposal, including $1.9 billion for design and construction.

Months of waiting are over as President Trump has finally laid on the table a detailed outline of his long-promised infrastructure investment plan, which the administration says will produce at least $1.5 trillion for transportation, water and other projects over 10 years and trim federal project permitting time to no more than two years.