Speaking to an industry luncheon in Washington last week, Federal Highway Administrator Rick Capka outlined the administration's budget efforts to bolster the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund and invest in congestion relief.
Capka told the Road Gang that the delay in enactment of the FY 2007 appropriations bill had coincided with the release of the FY 2008 budget, resulting in an "unusual budget cycle." But he made clear that if there is no action by Congress this week to complete the spending bill, "we will be turning the lights out."