During ISTEA reauthorization in 1997, the TCC and its member organizations conducted a multi-faceted advocacy campaign aimed at achieving our primary goal: ensuring all highway user fees are invested to maintain and improve our nation’s transportation infrastructure. Our campaign included direct lobbying, grassroots activism, empirical research, public education, advertising and media relations. The TCC utilized these and other resources to effectively convey the interests of the transportation construction industry during 1998, when ISTEA's successor, TEA-21, was approved.

Similar efforts will take place surrounding TEA-21 reauthorization in 2002 and 2003.

The unique membership of the TCC enables the coalition to articulate the impact of federal policies and investment levels on all aspects of the transportation construction industry. TCC member organizations represent contractors, the planning and design community, materials and manufacturing industries and their employees. In addition to being able to speak with one voice for our industry, the TCC’s wide-ranging expertise and shared resources allow the coalition to be involved in a variety of issues of importance to our members.

As representatives of those who must live with the successes and shortcomings of the federal highway program on a daily basis, our members will develop specific legislative recommendations to improve the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the existing highway statutes contained in TEA-21.

If you have any questions, or would like additional information please feel free to contact us. We look forward to working with you to enact a multi-year reauthorization of the federal surface transportation program that truly addresses the needs of our nation’s transportation infrastructure.