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AAA poll finds 70% of Americans want Congress to spend more on roads
Nearly three-fourths of Americans are ready for Congress to finally increase the amount of money that gets spent on roads and bridges, according to a new poll from AAA. The poll found 70 percent of Americans are in favor of the federal government spending more on the country’s infrastructure. Moreover, only 38 percent think Congress is doing enough to make sure roads, […]
October 14, 2015
Roadbuilding
DOTs suspend construction amid high volume traffic Labor Day weekend
Several state departments of transportation are suspending work on many road and bridge projects throughout their state this Labor Day weekend to both alleviate traffic delays and cut down on potential accidents due to the expected heavy volume of traffic. AAA expects roughly 35.5 million people will travel more than 50 miles during the holiday […]
September 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
AAA, ATA, U.S. Chamber of Commerce urge Congress to pass permanent fix for the Highway Trust Fund
With the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) inching ever so closer to insolvency, organizations are redoubling efforts to ensure Congress is passes a permanent fix, rather than a patch. AAA, the American Trucking Associations, and the U.S Chamber of Commerce submitted a joint letter to Congress Jan. 26 urging members of the 114th Congress to raise […]
January 27, 2015
Business
U.S. Chamber of Congress, AAA and ATA urge Congress to raise gas tax to fund long-term highway bill
With the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) inching ever so closer to insolvency, organizations are redoubling efforts to ensure Congress is passes a permanent fix, rather than a patch. AAA, the American Trucking Associations, and the U.S Chamber of Commerce submitted a joint letter to Congress Jan. 26 urging members of the 114th Congress to raise […]
January 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Highway users, road builders oppose bill to surrender federal highway authority
Transportation interests have written Congress to express opposition to the so-called “devolution” of the federal highway program and the proposed Transportation Empowerment Act. The bill, introduced in the House and Senate last fall, transfers almost all authority over federal highway and transit programs to the states over a five-year period. It would lower the federal […]
September 18, 2014
Business
Survey finds 68% of Americans want increased federal transportation funding, most willing to pay higher gas taxes
Two-thirds of Americans, or 68 percent, want the federal government to invest more in roads, bridges and mass transit systems, according to the results of a AAA survey released on Tuesday. Additionally, 5 percent of respondents said the federal government should invest less, while 24 percent want transportation spending levels to remain the same. The […]
June 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
AAA: 68% of Americans want increase in federal transportation investment
Two-thirds of Americans, or 68 percent, want the federal government to invest more in roads, bridges and mass transit systems, according to the results of a AAA survey released on Tuesday. Additionally, 5 percent of respondents said the federal government should invest less, while 24 percent want transportation spending levels to remain the same. The […]
June 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
7 state projects honored in northeastern America’s Transportation Awards
Seven northeastern state transportation projects have earned honors in America’s Transportation Awards, the sponsors announced Tuesday. The competition — hosted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — recognizes the top transportation projects in the U.S. each year. It is now in its seventh […]
June 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Infrastructure jobs can boost U.S. employment; highway funding push continues
Buzz about infrastructure investment continues today as a number of reports and statements are released. The Brookings Institution released a report today on infrastructure employment, and earlier this week AAA pushed for a gas tax hike, 50 Chambers of Commerce urged Congress to fix the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and the Institution on Taxation and […]
May 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
America’s Transportation Awards nominations to open next week
Nominations for the seventh annual America’s Transportation Awards competition will open next week and will remain open until April 11, AASHTO Journal reports. The competition — hosted by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — recognizes the top transportation projects in the U.S. each […]
March 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
Illinois launches ‘Drop It and Drive’ campaign to educate drivers about new hand-held cell phone ban
Drivers in Illinois caught using using a cellphone without a hands-free device (except in an emergency) such as speakerphone or headsets that feature voice-activated or one-digit dialing are ticketed and fined from $75 up to $150 for repeat offenses, with eventual suspension of their driver’s licenses after a new state law took effect on Jan. […]
March 11, 2014
Roadbuilding
Top 10 finalists selected for America’s Transportation Awards
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have selected 10 state transportation department projects as finalists in the 2013 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The top 10 projects are: 1. Dumbarton Toll Bridge Seismic Retrofit project: California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) – $62.3 million 2. I-285 […]
September 4, 2013
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