The Heartland Expressway Association, as a member of the Ports-to-Plains Alliance, is active in federal advocacy to ensure that the federal government does not abandon its constitutional role by transferring responsibility for the national transportation network to state and local governments. The Association is a strong advocate for flexible federal funding allowing state Departments of Transportation/Roads to apply federal funding to their own priorities. To carry out this advocacy in concert with the Ports-to-Plains Alliance, the Association participates in annual trips to Washington DC and maintains regular communications with the States’ Congressional delegation. All these efforts support transportation in general in the region.
