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Roadbuilding

West Virginia gets $7.3 million in federal funding for flood repairs

The roads and bridges across West Virginia took a hit earlier this year when heavy rain caused severe damage, but the federal government is stepping in to help the state handle the bill. According to WOWK-TV, the West Virginia Department of Transportation was granted $7.3 million to pay for repairs done across the state when roads […]

December 16, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA provides $2 million in emergency relief funds for Oregon, Washington

The Federal Highway Administration is providing $1 million for each state in emergency relief funds for the repair of roads and bridges in Oregon and Washington following recent heavy rains in the area. “Both states should know that the funds provided today are only a down payment toward completing the many other repairs to the […]

December 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

AED: Highway bill to stimulate more than $13 billion in heavy equipment sales

The newly passed FAST Act that pumps $305 billion into transportation over the next five years isn’t just good for the construction companies doing the road work and the drivers who might have an easier commute. It’s also major boon for the heavy equipment industry. Associated Equipment Distributors said that the Fast Act would pump $13.27 […]

December 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

States praise Congress for passing long-term highway bill

When Congress passed the first national long-term highway bill in a decade last week, it was a huge relief to state officials across the U.S. The constant uncertainty with patch after patch made planning for transportation projects difficult because state DOTs didn’t know if and how much money they might be getting from the federal […]

December 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Highway Trust Fund spending would reach $280 billion in 2016-2020 via FAST Act

Just days before the FAST Act became law, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) offered its review of the new five-year, $305 billion highway bill’s “budgetary impact” and how it would affect the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). The CBO found spending from the HTF under the Fast Act would reach $280 billion from 2016 through 2020, […]

December 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

Obama signs 5-year highway bill into law

For the first time in a decade the United States has long-term transportation funding as both the House of Representatives and Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to pass the five-year, $305 billion FAST Act. President Obama signed the bill into law Friday. “Under the Act funding will go up by roughly 11 percent over five years. This […]

December 4, 2015

Roadbuilding

White House says Obama will sign highway bill; House set to vote today

President Barack Obama will sign Congress’ new $305 billion transportation bill into law should it pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate this week. According to The Hill, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the president will sign the FAST Act into law before the deadline in order to prevent transportation funding […]

December 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway approves $165.9 million in construction and engineering contracts in November

The board of directors for the Illinois Tollway approved $162.4 million for seven construction contracts and $3.5 million for an engineering contract in the group’s November round of approvals. The approvals, which are part of the Move Illinois program, bring the total for the year to roughly $1.1 billion and more than $4.1 billion since […]

December 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

House and Senate unveil 5-year, $305 billion highway bill

Members of the United States House of Representatives and the Senate were able to reach an agreement on a unified highway bill and announced on Tuesday a $305 billion bill that would provide transportation funding for five years. The negotiators from the two chambers in the conference committee unveiled on Tuesday the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, […]

December 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

Florida governor’s 2016-2017 budget puts $9.9 billion up for transportation infrastructure

Gov. Rick Scott’s recently announced “Florida First” budget includes $9.9 billion for the Florida Department of Transportation, with $3.3 billion dedicated to highway projects, $731.9 million for bridge repair and replacement and $159 million for safety measures on the state’s roadways. “We are making critical infrastructure investments in our highways, bridges, seaports, airports, transit and […]

December 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

Hillary Clinton rolls out $275 billion infrastructure plan at launch of construction coalition

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton rolled out a massive $275 billion infrastructure at the launch of her campaign’s new “Hard Hats for Hillary” coalition. According to ABC News, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination revealed her new five-year plan to invest in America’s infrastructure that would be paid for by business tax reform. Clinton […]

December 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wyoming Transportation Commission approves $23.6 million in highway projects

The Wyoming Transportation Commission has approved $23.6 million in contractors for eight highway projects, with three of the projects being funded by revenue from the state’s 10-cent fuel tax increase. These projects include: $7.8 million for pavement milling, replacement and reconstruction on 13 miles of southbound lanes on I-25 from Kaycee to Antelope Creek. Riverside […]

December 1, 2015