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House bill would increase highway funding, grants for roads
With an increase $1.1 billion over this fiscal year to $46.35 billion starting October 1, 2019, the highway funding bill would also reduce funding elsewhere.
July 1, 2019
Roadbuilding
Surface transportation projects receive 10 more weeks of funding
Congress has approved H.J. Res. 124 which is a measure that will give state departments of transportations an addition 10 weeks of funding for surface transportation projects. H.J. Res. 124 will provide partial appropriations for the new federal fiscal year that starts on October 1, and runs through December 11. It includes $7.9 billion of […]
September 22, 2014
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
Roadbuilding
Highway Trust Fund 2014: Timeline of Events
It felt like an eternity went by before Congress passed a bill to fund the Highway Trust Fund through May 2015. Unfortunately, for or as long as it took, nobody ended up happy with the outcome. Congress had months to work out a long-term deal and all they could agree on is a short-term plan […]
August 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Congress passes Highway Trust Fund patch; Obama signs
Just hours after the House turned down the Senate’s highway funding bill, Congress has passed a $10.8 billion bill to fund the Highway Trust Fund. Without the temporary patch, the HTF would have run dry in the next month or so. The bill is expected to be signed by President Barack Obama and should allow […]
August 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
Martin Marietta reports huge 2nd quarter profits
Martin Marietta Materials has reported strong second quarter earnings of $1.34 per share compared to 89 cents per share in the second quarter of 2013. Revenue for the company totaled $669.2 million, up from $561.3 million during the same period last year. Net sales hit a record $601.9 million, up from $507.1 million. The company […]
July 31, 2014
Roadbuilding
Senate passes highway bill, vote sent back to house
The Senate has voted to pass a bill that would keep money flowing into the Highway Trust Fund for at least a few more months. The bill was in response to one that the House passed earlier in July. There were key legislation changes to the bill passed by the Senate which means a vote […]
July 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
House approves $11 billion trust fund patch
The House has passed a $11 billion plan to pay the federal government’s share of road and bridge repairs for the next 10 months. With time –and money – running out, the House recognizes that immediate action is needed. It voted 367-55 to pass the measure. The Senate is also expected to pass the bill […]
July 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Proposed bill would raise federal gas tax by $0.15 for highway funding
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced into the House on Wednesday a bill that would nearly double federal fuel taxes as a means of funding highways, according to a report from our sister site Overdrive. Blumenauer said the $0.15-per-gallon increase would be a short-term option to make up for shortfalls in the dwindling Highway Trust Fund […]
December 5, 2013
Workforce
Construction industry lobbyists continue to fight for more guest worker visas as immigration bill moves to House
As the House of Representatives prepares to consider the immigration bill that recently passed the Senate, construction industry lobbyists are preparing for their final chance to increase the limit on guest worker visas offered to the industry. According to a report from the Washington Post, construction industry advocates say more than 200,000 new workers will […]
July 1, 2013
Business
Senate passes $50.5 billion Sandy recovery bill
The Senate voted 62-36 Monday afternoon to pass a bill that will grant $50.5 billion in federal aid to those affected by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast, the Associated Press reported. In the wake of the October 29th storm, 130 people were killed and massive damage to homes, public transportation and infrastructure all along […]
January 28, 2013
Business
AED discusses next steps, positive effects of MAP-21 transportation bill
Wednesday afternoon, Associated Equipment Distributors hosted a webinar discussing the new two-year, $105 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill that was recently signed into law.
July 18, 2012
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