In December 2015, Congress passed and the president signed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) — a five-year, $305.5 billion surface transportation authorization bill.
The FAST Act, however, does not provide a permanent solution to the Highway Trust Fund’s structural revenue deficit.
A stable and sustainable funding option for the future is critical in order to achieve a bold, new, long-term, multi-modal vision for our national transportation system to ensure the continued prosperity and security of the United States.
It is up to you to make sure that Congress keeps their focus on the need to begin considering future funding options for the Highway Trust Fund now so they are not faced with a series of short-term extensions and patchwork fixes when the FAST Act expires.
Be sure you are DRIVING IT HOME with your senators and representatives whenever the opportunity presents itself!
