Looking ahead to the next surface transportation authorization, the Transportation Construction Coalition identified long-term funding certainty as its top priority. Released ahead of the end-of-September surface transportation reauthorization deadline, the coalition's new report examines how federal transportation funding can improve safety, reduce freight bottlenecks, strengthen supply chains, and support economic growth. The inaugural case study focuses on the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles, a key freight link between Houston and New Orleans. "As Congress considers the next surface transportation reauthorization, projects such as the Calcasieu River Bridge replacement show the lasting value of sustained federal transportation investment." Looking ahead to the next surface transportation authorization, the coalition identified long-term funding certainty as its top priority.