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Highway Bill Debate Tests Paul Ryan’s Promise for a More Open House

Representatives debating a $325 billion bill funding highways and transportation infrastructure proposed more amendments than in recent years — except on how to pay for programs.

Paul Ryan, Pledging Openness, Eases Path for Amendments

The new House speaker, at his first news conference, signaled his desire to address Republican hard-liners’ complaints.

The Bill That Would Make Roads Less Safe

The highway bill is more about budgeting gimmicks than actually improving the transportation system.

A Rainstorm in Penn Station

The water pouring from the station’s ceiling on Wednesday was a reminder of the sorry state of America’s mass-transit infrastructure.

Rare Storms and Floods Bring Iraq to a Standstill

After a night of intense rainstorms, a joke being shared on social media Thursday assures Iraqis that they don’t need to go far to catch a migrant boat to Europe.

New Concern Over Quakes in Oklahoma Near a Hub of U.S. Oil

An earthquake in central Oklahoma last weekend has raised fresh concern about the security of a vast crude-oil-storage complex that sits at the crossroads of the nation’s oil-pipeline network.

Relief for Local Rail Woes Is Taking Shape in Concrete by the Hudson

There has been lots of talk lately about the Gateway project, which would double the rail capacity into and out of Penn Station. A visit to Manhattan’s Far West Side shows Gateway is more than talk.

Online Attacks on Infrastructure Are Increasing at a Worrying Pace

The breaches are growing in sophistication, though only a sufficiently deterred few have the capacity to make a truly devastating strike — for now.

Astoria Residents Cheer Plans for a Dog Run but Frown at the Estimated Cost: $1 Million

City officials said the dog run would be built underneath the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in Queens, and that its price was in line with the budgets of similar construction projects.

Early Planning for New Hudson Rail Tunnel Is Underway, U.S. Transportation Secretary Says

Secretary Anthony Foxx said New Jersey Transit would lead the project’s environmental study and Amtrak would oversee engineering work.

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