This event took place February 26, 2016.

Event Description

The FAST Act listening session was intended to help executives and policy makers attending the Washington Briefing understand what changes were made to key United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) finance programs, highlight other finance-related provisions of interest, and to provide members with a status update on implementation. The FAST Act was also an opportunity for USDOT staff to hear questions from project sponsors.

Jodie Misiak, Director of Project Development for USDOT’s Build America Transportation Investment Center (BATIC) , and Chaya Koffman who serves in the Secretary’s Office of Policy gave an overview of the funding and finance components of the FAST Act and USDOT’s current plan for implementing the FAST Act. Highlights from their presentation include:

• Funding Levels
• Multi-disciplinary / multi-modal teams
• Innovative Finance Bureau (the Bureau)
• FAST Act Implementation