Summary

GAO synthesized the presentations of nationally acknowledged transportation authorities who attended its seminar on New Directions in Surface Transportation Infrastructure.

The seminar format included four panel sessions and a series of discussions that addressed: (1) a general overview of critical transportation issues; (2) federal aid highway system preservation and research needs; (3) recasting the federal government's role, including a discussion of block grants; and (4) innovative highway financing through the use of tolls. In addition, this supplemental volume included a brief biographical sketch of each participant.