Pennsylvania Judge Temporarily Halts Bridge Tolls
A Pennsylvania judge on May 18 issued a temporary injunction, halting the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s plans to toll nine Interstate bridges.
05-19-2022
Looking Ahead: It’s 2022
Congress returns this week for the second session of the 117th Congress. Depending on their party affiliation, lawmakers are prepared to either advance the majority’s agenda or do their best […]
01-03-2022
Senate Passes Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Without Rest Area Commercialization Provisions
The U.S. Senate on Aug. 10 voted 69-30 to pass a historic, $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that did not include any provisions which would upend the longstanding federal law prohibiting commercial activity, including electric vehicle (EV) charging, at Interstate rest areas.
08-10-2021
Rep. Thompson and Pennsylvania Assembly Host Hearing on PennDOT P3 Major Bridge Tolling Proposal
U.S. Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson and members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly will be hold a hearing this morning in Clarion, Pennsylvania, to examine PennDOT’s P3 Major Bridge Tolling Proposals.
04-01-2021
Looking Ahead: 2021
Managing the coronavirus pandemic and vaccine distribution are bound to remain the top priorities for President-elect Biden when he takes his oath of office on January 20. But Biden’s Administration is also expected to focus heavily on several issues that are of top priority to NATSO and the truckstop and travel plaza industry. Here’s a look at why these issues matters for NATSO’s members and what we’re focusing on this year.
01-04-2021
Anti-Tolling Coalition Opposes Tolling I-205
The Alliance for Toll-Free Interstates, of which NATSO is a founding member urged the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) to abandon plans to toll all lanes of I-205 in the Portland metro region with congestion pricing.
09-28-2020
House Takes Up Infrastructure Bill
The White House said June 29 it would veto the $1.5 trillion infrastructure package known as The Moving Forward Act that the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to take up today, saying that H.R. 2 is biased against rural America, debt-financed and full of wasteful ‘Green New Deal’ initiatives.
06-30-2020
House T&I Committee Advances INVEST in America Act; Republicans Introduce Separate Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee advanced by voice vote a $500 billion surface transportation reauthorization known as the Invest in America Act (H.R. 2) late June 18 after a marathon markup that lasted two days.
06-19-2020
Fuel Retailers, Truckstops and Travel Plazas Oppose House Committee Surface Transportation Bill, ‘INVEST In America Act’
NATSO, representing the nation’s truckstops and travel plazas, the National Association of Convenience Stores and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America, today encouraged members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to oppose the INVEST in America Act.
06-17-2020
House to Release Draft Highway Bill
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is expected to release its draft highway reauthorization bill this week. The legislation will provide $494 billion in funding over a period of five years for highway, transit, safety, and research programs, a 46 percent increase over current investment levels.
06-03-2020