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Roadbuilding
State DOTs can breathe easier: $7.6B in FAST Act funding reinstated in deal to avoid federal shutdown
Various business and industry groups have been urging Congress to act quickly to reinstate the FAST Act funding. Details here on Equipment World.
November 22, 2019
Roadbuilding
Highway funding rises in new federal spending bill signed by Trump
The new $1.3 trillion federal spending package approved just before a government shutdown deadline boosts funding for highway programs by 8 percent and triples the funding to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, program, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The appropriations were passed by the Senate after a late-night […]
March 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
U.S. diesel costs hold steady at $3.886 per gallon
On-highway diesel fuel prices remained unchanged in the U.S. this week, according to our sister site, Aggregates Manager. The plateau in prices follows five consecutive weeks of declining diesel costs. The figures come from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which delayed its fuel report last week due to the 16-day government shutdown that ended last […]
October 23, 2013
Roadbuilding
DOT employees begin returning to work
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s 18,481 furloughed employees began returning to work Thursday after a 16-day shutdown of the federal government. Congress and the White House passed a temporary spending measure last night that will allow federal government agencies, including the DOT, to remain open through January 15, the New York Times reports. Thursday morning, […]
October 17, 2013
Roadbuilding
Diesel fuel price updates stop during government shutdown
No more diesel fuel price updates will be posted until the federal government reopens. Better Roads usually shares highlights from the weekly diesel fuel price report presented by our sister site, Aggregates Manager. However, Aggregates Manager reported yesterday that the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — which provides the information in the diesel fuel price report […]
October 15, 2013
Roadbuilding
NTSB stops, delays thousands of investigations due to government shutdown
The federal government shutdown has been in effect for nearly two weeks and has so far resulted in 18,481 furloughs in the U.S. Department of Transportation and the suspension of most DOT programs not safety-related. Many DOT administrations have stopped social media and web interactions because no one is available to monitor them, and ARTBA […]
October 14, 2013
Roadbuilding
House could consider bill to bring back 330 NHTSA employees
The House may consider a bill next week that would bring back about 330 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) employees who were furloughed last week when the federal government shutdown began. The shutdown suspended several operations within the U.S. Department of Transportation, including NHTSA activities involving defect information distribution. Representative Lee Terry (R-Neb.) said […]
October 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman to speak at Senate Commerce Committee shutdown hearing
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Deborah Hersman will speak Friday at a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the impacts of the government shutdown. The shutdown resulted in 18,481 furloughs in the U.S. Department of Transportation, as well as the suspension of most programs not safety-related, the cessation of most DOT web […]
October 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
Government shutdown slows transportation construction projects
American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Pete Ruane met with Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) during a Capitol Hill news conference Tuesday to discuss how the federal government shutdown is impacting transportation projects. The shutdown, which began a week ago, resulted in 18,481 U.S. Department of Transportation […]
October 8, 2013
Roadbuilding
DOT, Foxx suspend social media interactions during government shutdown
The U.S. Department of Transportation, DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx and sectors of the DOT announced Tuesday they will not update social media accounts or blogs during the federal government shutdown that has furloughed 18,481 DOT positions. The DOT announced in a post titled “Shutdown Information” on its Fast Lane blog yesterday that no new content […]
October 2, 2013
Roadbuilding
Government shutdown suspends certain DOT activities
The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m., and today 18,481 U.S. Department of Transportation employees aren’t at work because of the shutdown. Obviously, the furloughs are affecting federally-funded programs, with many operations shutting down until the government is back to business as usual. Here’s a breakdown of how the shutdown is impacting DOT activities: […]
October 1, 2013
Roadbuilding
18,481 DOT positions would be furloughed with government shutdown
Better Roads reported Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) would remain operational if the federal government shuts down Tuesday. However, if a government shutdown occurs, about one in three USDOT employees would face furloughs. According to a plan released Friday by USDOT, the agency employs 55,468 people, 18,481 of which could be furloughed […]
September 30, 2013
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