Tag: government shutdown

Roadbuilding

Construction groups seek more transportation funding as shutdown looms

Construction groups are calling on a divided Congress to boost funding for roads, bridges and transit to offset state revenue drops due to the pandemic.

December 9, 2020

Roadbuilding

House passes bill to prevent government shutdown, extend FAST Act highway funding

With the nation’s main funding mechanism for highway projects set to expire September 30, the U.S. House passed a measure September 22 that would extend the program for a year. The extension was included in a bill to avert government shutdown October 1 by funding the government through December 11. The bill passed with bipartisan […]

September 23, 2020

Business

Contractors optimistic about 2019, despite labor shortage, trade war

Despite labor shortages and a trade war with China, contractors are optimistic about increasing hires and maintaining workloads in 2019. Click to learn more.

January 7, 2019

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

Business

No housing, construction jobs or spending reports until government shutdown is over

Though we had a ton of news coming in to the site last week thanks to the big ICUEE 2013 show in Louisville, one story we didn’t have was the latest on job numbers in the construction industry. That’s because the government provides those numbers and, as we’re sure you’re aware, the government is shut […]

October 7, 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