Abstract: The freight transportation system in the United States is preparing for a major overhaul. The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015 authorizes five years of critically needed funding and key programs to improve the nation’s freight transportation system and U.S. economic competitiveness. By incorporating major aspects of a prior transportation authorization law and a surface transportation authorization proposal in the FAST Act and providing funding for investment, Congress launched a new era of Federal commitment to the improved movement of goods. The FAST Act links funding to planning, planning to collaboration, and prioritized investment to data-driven networks, knitting together several new and recently created freight initiatives. The programs provide the public sector with additional resources to make strategic investments to improve the efficiency of the U.S. freight system and provide for a safer, more cohesive network that will enhance communities and yield significant economic returns.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
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