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Roadbuilding

FHWA gives $5 million in emergency funds to West Virginia DOT for flood-damaged roads and bridges

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has given the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) $5 million in Emergency Relief Funds for repair work on federal-aid roads and bridges damaged by heavy rains and floods in early March. The state reported significant damage, totaling between $15 million and $65 million, to the highway system in more […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Michigan bridge quality will continue to decline at current funding level reports state transportation council

If funding levels remain at current amounts, Michigan bridge conditions will steadily decline, according to the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council’s (TAMC) 2014 annual report. The TAMC was created in 2002 to “expand the practice of asset management statewide to enhance the productivity of investing in Michigan’s roads and bridges. Part of the TAMC’s mission […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Minnesota gas tax would increase 16 cents a gallon under Senate bill

The Minnesota Senate has approved a bill that would increase the state’s gas tax by 16 cents per gallon and raise vehicle registration fees to provide an estimated $11 billion for transportation project funding by 2025, according to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The bill began as House Bill HF4, was approved by […]

April 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

OReGO partners with three businesses to manage accounts, collect road user fees

Three private businesses—Azuga, Sanef and Verizon Telematics—are now “technically certified” to manage Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) OReGO accounts, collect road user fees and deposit them into the State Highway Fund. Created by Oregon Senate Bill 810, OReGO allows ODOT to charge a per-mile fee for volunteer motorists and is the first program of its kind […]

April 28, 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

Washington state will have $1.8 billion backlog of pavement preservation projects by 2025, report finds

In its recent report on Washington’s transportation challenges, The Road Improvement Program says the state needs $2.8 billion for pavement preservation from now until 2025, but that only $1 billion will be available. As a result, the condition of state-maintained roads would decline drastically.   “Making needed improvements to Washington’s transportation system could provide a significant boost to […]

April 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

Bipartisan highway bill would tie federal gas tax to inflation, create transportation commission

A bipartisan group of representatives have introduced a long-term bill for funding infrastructure that would tie the gas tax to inflation and create a bipartisan, bicameral Transportation Commission to provide long-term funding of the Highway Trust Fund. The Highway Trust Fund (HTF), which provides the bulk of road and bridge project budgets, will dry up […]

April 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

Paul, Boxer intro bill calling for 6.5% tax on repatriated foreign earnings to fund highway spending

As we near the May 31 funding deadline for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), an expected flurry of proposed legislation to extend funding is popping up, with the latest being a bipartisan proposal from Senators Barbara Boxer (D-California) and Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). Their Invest in Transportation Act, S. 981, would ask for companies to voluntarily […]

April 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

ARTBA Highway Trust Fund campaign urges social media, phone calls, and email efforts to reach Congress

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has launched a digital media campaign designed to “amplify the voices of the transportation design and construction industry” via social media, phone calls, and email to urge Congress to act on the continued funding of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). Two bipartisan bills designed to address HTF […]

April 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

Michigan conference to discuss transportation asset management, highway funding strategies

The Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) of Michigan will hold its annual spring conference April 30 in Grand Rapids to provide a forum for reviewing strategies for managing assets, road funding, and pavement management. This year’s theme is “Investing in Our Future with Data Driven Decisions.” “Every state and local transportation agency is faced with […]

April 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

TRB staff members move into technical, strategic initiative roles

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies has moved several staff members into new positions to support its Strategic Initiatives and Technical Activities programs. Mark Norman will become the director of Program Development and Strategic Initiatives. For 15 years he had served as the director of TRB’s Technical Activities Division, a role that Dr. […]

April 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

Shuster leads Pennsylvania transportation roadshow for infrastructure needs awareness

Pennsylvania legislators, members of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (TIC), and state department of transportation officials are hitting the road in Pennsylvania April 7-8 to promote the need for a long-term surface transportation bill. TIC Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) will lead the group of five committee members and five state (North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, […]

April 7, 2015