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Billions in federal transportation funding saved just before cutoff
The day before the federal government was set to shut down, the Senate passed legislation to keep the government running for two more months while extending for another year the nation’s main funding source for highways, public transit and airports. The U.S. Senate voted 84-10 on September 30 to keep the government funded until December […]
October 1, 2020
Roadbuilding
Bill to repair 47,000 U.S. bridges reintroduced
The Strengthen and Fortify Existing Bridges Act would address more than 47,000 structurally deficient bridges in the United States. Details on the bill here.
June 20, 2019
Roadbuilding
Trump, Democrats agree on $2 trillion infrastructure package
Although Congressional Republicans say they are unlikely to support a $2 trillion infrastructure package, Trump, Pelosi, & Schumer had a "constructive" meeting.
May 2, 2019
Roadbuilding
ACPA backs report calling for more funding for interstate highways
The Transportation Research Board report states interstate funding needs to double or triple to build and replace pavements and bridges for future traffic.
April 23, 2019
Roadbuilding
Highway Materials Group voices support for Shuster’s draft infrastructure bill
Highway Materials Group released a statement of support for the infrastructure draft that was recently introduced by Bill Shuster. More on Equipment World.
July 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
N. Carolina opens door to $3B in new highway funding
Although it can only be used for certain projects North Carolina lawmakers hope to help the state’s highways keep up with projected population growth.
June 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
I-81 coalition forms in Va. to improve safety, reduce congestion
A group of regional chambers of commerce in Virginia are banding together to try to get improvements to Interstate 81. The coalition wants traffic relief and a safer highway, as accidents and truck and passenger-vehicle volumes increase, according to the Augusta Free Press newspaper. The coalition says the need is urgent and congressional and legislative […]
February 5, 2018
Roadbuilding
“Topping out” ceremony celebrates completion of towers for new Port of Long Beach bridge
On December 5, state, local and federal officials joined construction crews for a “topping out” ceremony to celebrate the completion of the two 515-foot-tall towers for the new Port of Long Beach bridge, Port of Long Beach reports. The towers will be the centerpieces of California’s first cable-stayed bridge for vehicular traffic, which will be […]
December 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Senate panel rejects Trump’s proposed transportation funding cuts
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development shot down President Trump’s attempt to eliminate transportation grants by voting for a 2018 spending bill that includes $550 million for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, which provides cities and states with cash for surface transportation projects, The Hill reports. The bill […]
July 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oklahoma DOT continues efforts to reduce number of obsolete bridges
Continuing efforts to reduce the number of obsolete bridges in the state, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved the Department of Transportation’s plans to replace an 80-year-old span over a creek in the heart of Guthrie, the Times Record reports. In 2004, there were 1,168 structurally deficient highway bridges in Oklahoma. Now, there are only 321, which are […]
October 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Mississippi DOT takes lawmakers out to see deteriorating road and bridge conditions
In an effort to help lawmakers better understand why funding is needed to repair Mississippi’s roads and bridges, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) took a group of them out to several trouble spots duing the summer of 2016, wtok.com reports. “If we continue to operate under the same level of funding that we’re operating at today, then what you see […]
October 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ala. county replacing 5 bridges with funding from state’s transportation rehab program
Lauderdale County, Alabama, is ready to accept bids on five bridge replacement projects that are set to begin in early 2017, the Times Daily reports. The projects will be funded through the $15 million the county received for road and bridge projects from the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (ATRIP), which was approved by the Alabama Legislature in […]
October 5, 2016
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