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Roadbuilding

House transportation committee approves 6-year highway bill

The U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has approved a six-year, $325 billion transportation bill. The committee announced it had unanimously approved the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 Thursday afternoon after it was introduced for markup earlier in the morning. But with an approaching October 29 deadline for the expiration of the […]

October 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

House transportation committee schedules transportation bill markup

At least one committee in the U.S. House of Representatives has signaled it’s ready to make a move on a transportation bill by putting a markup on the schedule for next week. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania) announced in a press release that the committee has scheduled a markup of surface transportation […]

October 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

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

House Majority leader pledges to pass a long-term highway bill

The favorite to replace John Boehner (R-Ohio) as the Speaker of the House has gone on record vowing to pass a six-year highway bill before the October 31 deadline. The Hill reported that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that if he were elected to the Speaker position once Boehner […]

October 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Caterpillar CEO says Congress’ inaction on long-term highway bill threatens nation’s future

The chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc. is again speaking out in favor of a long-term highway bill. Doug Oberhelman wrote a column for CNBC published September 17 calling Congress to work to pass a long-term transportation bill as the deadline for the October 29 expiration of the Highway Trust Fund looms closer. He wrote a similar […]

September 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

APWA joins 82 organizations calling on House to pass long-term highway bill

The American Public Works Association is ready for the House of Representatives to pass a long-term transportation bill, and the organization isn’t alone. The APWA announced in a press release it has joined with another 82 organizations from different sectors of the U.S. economy to urge lawmakers to finally act on transportation after 34 short-term patches. […]

September 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT announces $42 million for next-gen connected vehicles and infrastructure technology

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Monday it is providing up to $42 million for next-generation technology for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communications to New York City, Wyoming and Tampa, Florida as part of the department’s Connected Vehicle Pilot deployment program. “Today’s announcement is a big step forward for the future of how we […]

September 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

Congress back in session as Highway Trust Fund deadline looms

Congress was back in session this week after the August recess, and the clock is ticking for lawmakers to act on road funding before the Highway Trust Fund expires at the end of October. The U.S. Department of Transportation said in late August that the Highway Trust Fund would remain solvent through the third quarter […]

September 11, 2015

Construction Equipment

How the USDOT’s comprehensive truck size and weight limits study impacts heavy equipment haulers

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) was passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in the summer of 2012. One of the act’s provisions required a comprehensive truck size and weight limits study to be completed by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). A date to report back […]

July 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Senate appropriations approves $55.65 billion bill for transportation and housing

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill, which will now be turned over to the full committee for consideration on June 25. The bill includes a $1.88 billion increase compared to FY2015, but is $7 billion below President […]

June 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

USDOT sees TIGER funding requests hit $14.5 billion with only $500 million available

The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program has seen $14.5 billion in requests since Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the opening for competitive grants back in April. Problem is, only $500 million is available by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for this round, which means requests were 29 times that amount. This clearly shows […]

June 5, 2015

Roadbuilding

House passes transportation funding patch

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved HR 2353, the Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2015 in a 387-35 vote. The bill, introduced by Congressmen Bill Shuster (R-Pennsylvania), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, and Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), House Ways and Means Committee chairman, extends funding for the Highway Trust Fund until July 31 through a […]

May 20, 2015