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A history of American infrastructure funding and how to go about establishing new financing tools

A history of American infrastructure funding and how to...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 15, 2013

Just about anyone with knowledge on the subject of infrastructure and transportation funding in the U.S. that you talk to ...

Are Americans “not willing to pay” for longer-lasting roads?

Are Americans “not willing to pay” for...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 13, 2013

Over at our sister site Better Roads, columnist Kirk Landers has put together a pretty interesting, and brutally honest, estimation ...

Better Roads: Time to start applying pressure on Congress for transportation bill replacement

Better Roads: Time to start applying pressure on...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 08, 2013

Citing a report from the Congressional Budget Office that details a nearly bankrupt Highway Trust Fund and the real possibility ...

Majority of Americans favor tolls as source for transportation funding

Majority of Americans favor tolls as source for...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 07, 2013

A recent survey of American motorists confirms the feeling that most aren't fond of the idea of gas taxes, finding ...

Two-thirds of Americans likely to say “no” to gas tax as transportation funding

Two-thirds of Americans likely to say “no”...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 24, 2013

According to a report from our sister site Better Roads citing a recent Gallup poll, two-thirds of Americans would oppose ...

Obama’s 2014 budget includes $50B for infrastructure, “full support” for MAP-21

Obama’s 2014 budget includes $50B for...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 12, 2013

Copies of President Obama's 2014 Fiscal Year Budget. Credit: Associated Press President Barack Obama has submitted his 2014 Fiscal Year ...

Big Bertha, world’s largest tunnel-boring machine, arrives in Seattle

Big Bertha, world’s largest tunnel-boring...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 04, 2013

The nearly-assembled Bertha with cutterhead installed. Credit: WSDOT Flickr The "Big" in Bertha's name isn't there for the catchiness. It's there ...

Obama asks Congress to pass $21 billion bill for infrastructure improvements

Obama asks Congress to pass $21 billion bill for...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 02, 2013

On Friday, President Barack Obama proposed a $21 billion package of improvements for the country's infrastructure, reports our sister site ...

Congress discusses expanded oil and gas drilling as source of transportation funding

Congress discusses expanded oil and gas drilling as...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 29, 2013

An oil rig is shown on near Williston, North Dakota. Oil extraction discoveries have led to rapid industrial development ...

Technician shortage, telematics, fleet value highlighted in key notes from AEMP annual meeting

Technician shortage, telematics, fleet value...

Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 27, 2013

Whenever I go to a big conference and hit it hard from sunup to late in the evening, I take ...

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

Transportation Sec. LaHood: Volvo’s first...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 26, 2013

U.S. Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood (far right) and Highway Transportation Administrator Victor Mendez (second from left) on a tour ...

Congressional transportation funding talks at a stalemate

Congressional transportation funding talks at a...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 26, 2013

With the expiration of of the MAP-21 transportation bill coming in September of next year, congressional talks about how to ...

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