By Carolina Mederos, Patricia Doersch and Timothy Drake (December 3, 2018, 1:53 PM EST) -- Both President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders have identified transportation and infrastructure as areas of focus and potential bipartisan agreement. The next Congress is likely to consider a large-scale, broad infrastructure package. The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, or FAST Act — authorizing highway, transit, rail and vehicle safety programs — expires in September 2020, and must be reauthorized. The biennial Water Resources Development Act is likely to be reauthorized in 2020 as well. The timing of FAST Act reauthorization suggests that it could be merged with, or perhaps even be the basis of, a broader infrastructure package....