Transport Topics (July 2, 2021)
Legislation that would update the country’s highway and wastewater policies was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 1, an effort by congressional Democrats to advance President Joe Biden’s multitrillion-dollar infrastructure agenda. The chamber gave approval to the $715 billion measure by a vote of 221-201, mostly along party lines. The INVEST in America Act consists of a five-year surface transportation reauthorization as well as policy updates for wastewater management and water infrastructure programs. A 2015 highway policy law expires at the end of September.