Tag: fix-it-first

Obama proposes $302 billion, 4-year transportation bill, announces $600 million in competitive grants

President Barack Obama has proposed a $302 billion, four-year transportation reauthorization bill with the aim of avoiding the Highway Trust Fund’s looming insolvency as well as providing a much-needed boost to the infrastructure improvements he promised during 2013’s State of the Union address. Through a White House announcement, Obama also announced that the U.S. Department of […]

February 26, 2014

Obama’s budget leaves out funding for transportation projects, Shuster says

On Wednesday, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Representative Bill Shuster said President Obama did not include a way to pay for the transportation projects in his proposed budget, The Hill reported. The proposed budget calls for $50 billion in infrastructure spending, including $40 billion for a “Fix It First” program, as well as $77 million […]

April 11, 2013

Obama’s 2014 budget provides $50 billion increase in infrastructure spending

President Barack Obama on April 10 presented Congress with a $3.8 trillion budget plan for the 2014 fiscal year, which includes $50 billion for infrastructure spending, according to the Associated Press. The $50 billion is intended for infrastructure investments and includes $40 bllion for a “Fix It First” effort. Fix It First is meant to […]

April 10, 2013

Transportation Sec. LaHood: Volvo’s first U.S.-made wheel loader a sign of confidence in American economy, workers

Last week, we watched as the first American made Volvo wheel loader (an L60G) rolled off the line at the company’s expanded Shippensburg, Pennsylvania plant. As we noted in our report, Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez was in attendance also. Yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood took to his blog to discuss Volvo’s decision. Of […]

March 26, 2013

U.S. Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood (far right) and Highway Transportation Administrator Victor Mendez (second from left) on a tour of a Volvo production facility. Swedish Ambassador Jonas Hafström is on the far left and olvo Construction Equipment’s head of American sales Göran Lindgren is second from the right.

ASCE says U.S. infrastructure investment is “treading water”

After giving American infrastructure a grade of D+, the American Society of Civil Engineers says that the country’s investment planned through 2020 will fall $1.6 trillion short of what is needed to maintain existing infrastructure. According to a report from Bloomberg, the ASCE recommends funding be increased by 80 percent to $3.6 trillion in order […]

March 25, 2013

bridge construction

America’s infrastructure given D+ grade by ASCE

America’s infrastructure has been the topic of many conversations lately—few, if any, of them good. President Barack Obama said U.S. infrastructure is “badly in need of repair” during the most recent State of the Union address and has proposed a “fix-it-first initiative to, well, fix the problem. Even outgoing Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood has called U.S. […]

March 21, 2013

Seattle, Washington traffic after a Seahawks game. Credit: ASCE 2013 report card/Oran Viriyincy

$287 million for New York to rebuild roads, bridges damaged by Hurricane Sandy

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Feb. 15 announced $287 million in emergency relief funds for New York to rebuild roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters, with $250 million specifically designated for Hurricane Sandy recovery. LaHood was joined by Senator Charles Schumer in New York City for the announcement. The funding in the Feb. […]

February 15, 2013

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