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How Nevada maintains the lowest number of deficient bridges in the U.S.
Nevada has the lowest number of deficient bridges in the nation, according to recent Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data. The data show that the state has a mere 36 deficient bridges, while most other states maintain hundreds or thousands of deficient bridges. The only other state with less than 100 deficient bridges is Delaware, with […]
May 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
Congress could allocate $44 million in federal transportation funds to Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier
The Golden Gate Bridge may soon feature a suicide barrier funded in part by federal transportation dollars. Members of the bridge board last week requested $11 million from the California Legislature for the $66 million project, the Contra Costa Times reports. The report also notes that lobbyists from the bridge board returned to California from […]
April 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT to remain operational if government shuts down
The Senate is set to vote Friday on a resolution that could halt a federal government shutdown, according to a report from Politico, but the operation of the U.S. Department of Transportation would not be in jeopardy either way. Though a government shutdown would likely affect the DOT, Politico reported Wednesday in its Morning Transportation newsletter that a […]
September 27, 2013
Business
A history of American infrastructure funding and how to go about establishing new financing tools
Just about anyone with knowledge on the subject of infrastructure and transportation funding in the U.S. that you talk to will tell you that big changes need to be made in order to remain competitive with the rest of the world. The truth is, our infrastructure is falling apart. The former Transportation Secretary has said […]
May 15, 2013
Business
Are Americans “not willing to pay” for longer-lasting roads?
Over at our sister site Better Roads, columnist Kirk Landers has put together a pretty interesting, and brutally honest, estimation of the glaring discrepancy between Americans’ calls for quality, longer-lasting roads and their willingness to pay for them. You see, it’s pothole season, the time of year when road crews all over the nation get […]
May 13, 2013
Business
ARTBA chief blasts inaction on highway, transit bill
If Congress and the President do not act later this year or in early 2011 on passage of a new, multi-year highway and transit authorization bill, hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs could be lost and states could face at a 50-percent cut in federal funding, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO […]
June 7, 2010
Roadbuilding
$48.8 billion in highway funds available for states through HIRE Act
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that $48.8 billion in highway funds is now available to state departments of transportation for federal projects through the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. “With spring and summer highway construction seasons just beginning, these funds will help make it easier for states to put people back […]
April 21, 2010
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$48.8 billion in highway funds available for states through HIRE Act
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that $48.8 billion in highway funds is now available to state departments of transportation for federal projects through the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. “With spring and summer highway construction seasons just beginning, these funds will help make it easier for states to put people back […]
April 21, 2010
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Boxer has big plans for TIGER-like provision in reauthorization
Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) says she plans to include a provision similar to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program in the bill her panel is drafting, according to a report in Environment and Energy Daily. The $1.5 billion grant program for innovative, long-term work is aimed at funding […]
March 29, 2010
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Missouri DOT cancels bid opening…again
Seems like it’s becoming a habit. Last month, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) cancelled its February bid opening and now the state agency is canceling its March bid opening — originally planned for March 26 — because of concerns about federal funding levels. When MoDOT canceled the Feb. 26 bid opening, it announced future bid openings […]
March 11, 2010
Roadbuilding
Financial District: Counties keep fighting the economy
The National Association of Counties (NACo) has published the results of a fall survey looking at the continuing impact of the struggling economy on a sample of counties across the country.
December 1, 2009
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