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Roadbuilding
No growth in FY17 for Highway Trust Fund excise tax receipts
Government receipts from all excise taxes in the Highway Trust Fund showed no overall growth in the federal fiscal year that ended September 30. That’s because a big drop in retail taxes on commercial trucks more than offset slight fuel-tax gains, according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The association […]
November 2, 2017
Roadbuilding
ITD director explains how GARVEE program transformed Idaho’s infrastructure for the better
Idaho’s Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) program recently wrapped up following a decade of investment in the state’s roads and bridges. Along the way, the GARVEE program transformed the state’s infrastructure in a way we haven’t seen since the interstate system was built through Idaho in the 1960s. President Eisenhower signed the Interstate bill into law […]
July 11, 2016
Roadbuilding
Louisiana awarded $60 million FASTLANE grant for I-10 pavement replacement
Louisiana has been awarded $60 million in a U.S. Department of Transportation FASTLANE grant to use toward adding lanes and replacing 15 miles of pavement on Interstate 10. The state had applied for $100 million for the project in a submission in April. Officials say the total project cost will exceed $300 million.  “We are […]
July 8, 2016
Roadbuilding
Work begins on Idaho’s surplus-funded critical-need transportation projects
Work has begun on critical-need projects identified by the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) and is being funded by a surplus from the state’s general fund. There are 17 projects in all to be funded by the surplus. The first project includes critical safety improvements to eight bridges on U.S. 20 in the eastern part of the […]
April 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Missouri bill would put 5.9-cent gas tax increase up for voter approval
The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would put a gas tax increase of 5.9 cents per gallon up for vote by the state’s citizens this November. The increased funding would help fund transportation improvement projects. Sen. Doug Libla introduced SB623 proposing an increase in the tax from 17 to 22.9 cents per gallon starting Jan. […]
April 20, 2016
Roadbuilding
New York DOT gets $27.1 billion for 5 years for capital program under new state budget
The New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) is getting $27.14 billion across fiscal years 2016-2020 for capital improvements under the recent 2016-2017 state budget agreement. Of this total, $21.1 billion is for capital improvements of highways, bridges, rail, aviation infrastructure, transit (other than Metropolitan Transit Authority programs) and NYDOT facilities across the state. These capital […]
April 19, 2016
Roadbuilding
Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In is May 10-11; registration filling fast
This year’s Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In, being held May 10-11 at the Hyatt Regency Washington at 400 New Jersey Ave. NW in Washington, D.C., is filling up fast, according to a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) press release. Everyone is encouraged to join with colleagues to advocate for the industry at the fly-in. Although a five-year highway […]
April 14, 2016
Roadbuilding
Proposed 2016-2017 Colorado budget would cut transportation funding
Colorado’s new $27 billion budget for fiscal year 2016-2017 was introduced to the state house on March 28 and according to WesternSlope Now.com, lawmakers will pull $2.7 million from reserve funds to make up for a shortfall created by cuts to specific funds, such as transportation. CDOT gets most of its funding from state and federal […]
April 4, 2016
Roadbuilding
Ohio DOT approves $2.5 billion in construction projects
The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Transportation Review Advisory Council (TRAC) has approved roughly $2.5 billion in transportation plan projects and associated jobs over the next 11 years, according a release from the department. The investment for projects in 2015 total $705.8 million. The projects are part of Gov. John Kasich’s “Jobs and Transportation Plan” that has […]
March 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
North Carolina bill proposes gas tax increase for road construction funding
North Carolina Senate bill S20, passed February 12, would increase the minimum motor fuel excise tax by 67 percent, while raising the wholesale tax to 9.9 percent from 7 percent. The bill has been sent to House members for review and vote as bill H40. Under Part II: Motor Fuel Tax Changes, Section 2.1, the motor fuel excise […]
February 18, 2015
Business
Obama prepares to send $302 billion highway bill to Congress, but will it be enough?
President Barack Obama is preparing to present his proposed $302 billion, four-year transportation reauthorization bill to Congress. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced on the DOT’s Fast Lane blog that the president plans to send a draft of the legislation to lawmakers, though no specific timetable has been presented. “Soon, the Obama Administration will do exactly […]
April 24, 2014
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