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AASHTO Executive Director, Bud Wright

AASHTO President, John Cox

From the perspective of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), there’s a growing sense of “alignment” in Congress regarding the need to provide sufficient and long-term funding for transportation at the federal level – a development the group feels is extremely positive considering the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) runs out of money in May.

“There’s a growing awareness on Capitol Hill and in Washington D.C. – from the White House to both sides of Congress – for a long-term transportation funding solution,” John Cox, AASHTO’s president and director of the Wyoming Department of Transportation, said during a speech at the group’s annual Washington Briefing meeting held here in the nation’s capital.

Frederick "Bud" Wright, AASHTO’s executive director, told Fleet Owner that the key now is to “tell transportation’s story” from the state perspective as “an element” of economic performance.

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