July 14th, 2022
The American Highway Users Alliance announced today it has selected Andrew Stasiowski as its incoming President & CEO effective August 1, 2022. Stasiowski brings over two decades of policy and leadership experience, with his work in associations and on Capitol Hill. Stasiowski succeeds Laura Perrotta who stepped down from the role on April 1, 2022. Continue reading
Highway Users Statement on the Short-term Surface Transportation ExtensionOctober 2nd, 2021
The American Highway Users Alliance issued the following statement on the extension of the FAST Act. Continue reading
Highway Users Statement on Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs ActAugust 10th, 2021
The American Highway Users Alliance applauds the Senate for passing the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs (IIJA) Act” today and we thank Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Rob Portman (R-OH) for their leadership on this strongly bipartisan legislation. Continue reading
American Highway Users Alliance Statement on Passage of the INVEST in America ActJuly 1st, 2021
The American Highway Users Alliance is pleased the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3684 today, the “INVEST in America Act” and commends Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) for his tireless leadership. Continue reading
American Highway Users Alliance Statement on INVEST in America ActJune 8th, 2021
The American Highway Users Alliance is pleased the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is moving forward with the transportation reauthorization process through the introduction of H.R. 3684, the “INVEST in America Act” and we thank Chairman DeFazio for his leadership. Continue reading
American Highway Users Alliance Statement on STARTER 2.0May 27th, 2021
The American Highway Users Alliance commends Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Republicans for introducing the “Surface Transportation Advanced through Reform, Technology & Efficient Review Act 2.0” (STARTER Act 2.0). Continue reading
The Highway Users Strongly Supports Senate EPW’s Bipartisan Transportation ReauthorizationMay 24th, 2021
The American Highway Users Alliance strongly supports the bipartisan, “Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021.” Continue reading
Statement on the White House’s “American Jobs Plan”April 1st, 2021
The Highway Users commends the White House on the release of its infrastructure proposal. The ‘American Jobs Plan’ is an important step towards major infrastructure investment this Congress. Continue reading
U.S. DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg ConfirmedFebruary 2nd, 2021
The American Highway Users Alliance congratulates USDOT Secretary Buttigieg and is enthused to work with the Secretary and his team to advance major investments in our roads and bridges. Continue reading
Highway Users Extremely Concerned FCC is Jeopardizing Roadway SafetyOctober 28th, 2020
The Highway Users is alarmed that the FCC is planning to proceed with their effort to give away segments of the 5.9 GHz spectrum band ignoring calls from the roadway safety community that this course of action will have a devastating impact on the future of life saving advancements and lead to interference when deploying Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technologies. Continue reading
Highway Users Supports Quiet Car Rule ModificationAugust 28th, 2020
The American Highway Users Alliance (Highway Users) supports the Department of Transportation (DOT) announcement regarding a short but necessary modification to the quiet cars rule. Continue reading
NEPA Final Rule is a Commonsense Update That Will Unlock Critical Infrastructure InvestmentJuly 15th, 2020
Today’s final rule modernizes our 50-year old NEPA law and implements commonsense improvements to NEPA’s critical review process. Americans can now unlock essential infrastructure investment for vital projects across the nation. Continue reading
American Highway Users Alliance Appoints New ChairmanNovember 13th, 2019
The American Highway Users Alliance (Highway Users) is pleased to introduce Gregg Mitchell, Chief Commercial Officer, TrinityRail and the Chairman of Trinity Highway Products, LLC in Dallas, TX, as the organization’s new Chairman. Continue reading
American Highway Users Alliance Announces Laura Perrotta as Incoming President & CEOSeptember 10th, 2019
The Highway Users is pleased to announce the selection of Ms. Laura C. Perrotta to serve as the organization’s next President and CEO, effective October 7, 2019. Continue reading
Highway Users Alliance Endorses Federal Highway Administration NomineeJanuary 24th, 2019
The American Highway Users Alliance strongly supports the nomination of former National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator Nicole Nason as the next Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Continue reading
American Highway Users Alliance Applauds Waterways AnnouncementDecember 11th, 2018
The Highway Users is pleased by the announcement that the EPA and U.S. Army have jointly proposed updated regulations to define the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS). For many road improvement projects, the proposed rule would help streamline planning and construction, ensuring that projects that make roads safer and more efficient are built quicker with fewer costs to road users. Continue reading
News Release: Highway Users Weighs In on Shuster Infrastructure ProposalJuly 23rd, 2018
The American Highway Users Alliance commends House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster for today’s release of draft legislation to fix the Highway Trust Fund, extend the FAST Act, invest in our roads and bridges, and streamline project reviews. Continue reading
News Release: New Report Highlighting Importance of Safety for Mature Road UsersMarch 13th, 2018
The American Highway Users Alliance commended TRIP, a national non-profit transportation research group based in Washington, D.C., on the release of its timely and much-needed snapshot of the current state of affairs related to safety for the nation’s mature road users. Continue reading
Trump Infrastructure Proposal is An Important Step ForwardFebruary 12th, 2018
The American Highway Users Alliance applauded the Trump Administration for releasing its infrastructure bill proposal. In particular, the Highway Users strongly supports the President’s goal of substantially increasing total investment to improve our roads and cutting wasteful and time-consuming regulations. Continue reading
Highway Users Alliance’s Applauds DOT Secretary Nominee PickNovember 29th, 2016
The American Highway Users Alliance commended the selection of Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary nominee Elaine Chao. Continue reading
23 Organizations Oppose FHWA Regulatory OverreachAugust 22nd, 2016
A diverse group of organizations representing highway users, transportation, vehicle, and energy trade associations filed joint comments opposing any move by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to impose a greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction performance requirement on State transportation departments and metropolitan planning organizations. Continue reading
Highway Users Congratulates Congress on Highway Bill PassageDecember 3rd, 2015
“On behalf of the millions of motorists and commercial drivers, the American Highway Users Alliance congratulates Congress for overwhelming passage of the bipartisan FAST Act, which will stabilize federal surface transportation programs through 2020. Continue reading
Unclogging America’s Arteries: Prescriptions for Healthier HighwaysNovember 23rd, 2015
A study released by the American Highway Users Alliance, entitled Unclogging America’s Arteries 2015, identifies America’s 50 worst bottlenecks and finds that the very worst bottleneck, as measured by hours of delay, is in Chicago, IL. Los Angeles, CA owns the next six of the top 10.
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