Will the surface transportation reauthorization bill fall victim to Congressional squabbles over government funding, defense legislation and other issues? That’s the possibility Gavin Jenkins raises in the top story of this newsletter. It raises the specter that states, builders and their suppliers will need to finish 2026 and head into 2027 working on short-term funding extensions. Might we humbly recommend some of the longer-term thinking being practiced by Carhartt and its partners as well as Rice University and TerraFirma?
— Geert De Lombaerde