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FHWA to begin collecting bridge condition data by the square foot
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will begin gathering new data on bridges that will report conditions down to the square foot surface area, rather than simply the overall condition. The “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” (MAP-21) Act requires this shift in data collection. As opposed to the previous overall scores given to […]
April 29, 2015
Roadbuilding
Transportation chief Foxx expects Congress to pass another highway stopgap despite urgent infrastructure needs
During a visit to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to see next-gernation transportation technology the school is working on, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx remarked on all the progress the sector has seen in recent years, it’s obvious potential moving forward and how all of it is at risk due to continued inaction from Congress […]
April 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Today is Stand Up 4 Transportation Day; campaign urges passage of long-term highway bill
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is promoting April 9 as Stand Up for Transportation Day, an effort to “focus on the urgency of the passage of a long-term, federal transportation bill” involving 300 organizations in 140 communities throughout the country. The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, also known as MAP-21, […]
April 9, 2015
Roadbuilding
A New Year’s Resolution for Congress
Ever get tired of reading about the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)? It seems like every other day a new politician is stressing the importance of transportation infrastructure, yet Congress continuously fails to reach a long-term transportation funding plan. Heading into 2014, people were hopeful for a long-term bill. Unfortunately, Congress was unable to work out […]
December 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
Congress passes spending bill; cuts billions from federal construction accounts
Two days after the legislation was passed by a tight vote in the House, the Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill Saturday night that includes both good and bad news for federal construction accounts in 2015. The bill keeps the government funded through September, when the fiscal year ends. The Senate passed the spending […]
December 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Highway Trust Fund: Who’s in and who’s out in next Congress
[imagebrowser id=23]  The Republicans delivered quite a trouncing in the recent mid-term elections, and conventional wisdom says a Republican Senate, to go along with a Republican House, is probably good for trucking. On the regulatory front, certainly. As for the chances of a new, long-term transportation authorization and sustainable fix for the Highway Trust […]
November 19, 2014
Roadbuilding
Boxer urges House Ways & Means Committee to save Highway Trust Fund
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee has made it clear that saving the Highway Trust Fund is among her top priorities. In a letter to Congressman Dave Camp, Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and Congressman Sander Levin, she urges for help in finding a long-term solution. […]
October 14, 2014
Roadbuilding
Surface transportation projects receive 10 more weeks of funding
Congress has approved H.J. Res. 124 which is a measure that will give state departments of transportations an addition 10 weeks of funding for surface transportation projects. H.J. Res. 124 will provide partial appropriations for the new federal fiscal year that starts on October 1, and runs through December 11. It includes $7.9 billion of […]
September 22, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT only taken half of bridge safety measures required by MAP-21 law
Only 12 of the 24 bridge safety actions required by the current MAP-21 highway funding law have been implemented by the Federal Highway Administration, according to a report released Aug. 26 by the DOT’s Office of the Inspector General. The agency also hasn’t fully addressed the 16 recommendations made by the OIG in recent years, according to […]
September 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Highway Trust Fund 2014: Timeline of Events
It felt like an eternity went by before Congress passed a bill to fund the Highway Trust Fund through May 2015. Unfortunately, for or as long as it took, nobody ended up happy with the outcome. Congress had months to work out a long-term deal and all they could agree on is a short-term plan […]
August 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Senate panel delays vote on highway bill patch
The Senate Finance Committee has delayed its vote on a proposed short-term patch that would provide funding for transportation infrastructure projects through Dec. 31, The Hill reports. During a markup of the Preserving America’s Transit and Highways (PATH) Act Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) agreed to delay a vote on his proposed $9 billion plan. Wyden […]
June 26, 2014
Roadbuilding
Sen. Wyden offers short-term patch for transportation funding
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has offered a transportation infrastructure funding solution, but it’s not the multi-year plan many transportation advocates have been expecting. Wyden’s proposal — an amendment to the Preserving America’s Transit and Highways (PATH) Act — is a three-month, $9 billion patch that would provide funds through […]
June 25, 2014
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