Pennsylvania would be a big winner under a congressional transportation spending proposal with bipartisan backing to be released in January after a new president takes office.
The state would receive an extra $4 billion for highway and transit projects starting in late 2009, U.S. Rep. James Oberstar, who chairs the House Transportation Committee, said Friday during a visit to Pittsburgh.
The plan would authorize between $450 billion and $500 billion in spending over six years for all states, he said.