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Nevada Board of Transportation approves $100 million in bonds for I-15 expansion project
A project that will widen Interstate 15 in Las Vegas is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Nevada Board of Transportation on Monday approved the sale of $100 million in revenue bonds to buy right-of-way for the $1 billion project, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) will partner […]
January 14, 2014
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Roadbuilding
Proposed bill would raise federal gas tax by $0.15 for highway funding
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced into the House on Wednesday a bill that would nearly double federal fuel taxes as a means of funding highways, according to a report from our sister site Overdrive. Blumenauer said the $0.15-per-gallon increase would be a short-term option to make up for shortfalls in the dwindling Highway Trust Fund […]
December 5, 2013
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Metro-North derailment demonstrates need for infrastructure investment, says LaHood
A commuter train in New York derailed Sunday, and former U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is pointing to the crash as an example of the need for investment in transportation infrastructure. The southbound Metro-North train, which was carrying about 150 passengers, derailed in the Bronx around 7:20 a.m. on Sunday, killing four passengers and injuring 60 […]
December 5, 2013
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New bill would nearly double the federal gas tax to better fund transportation
While one duo of Congressmen contends that the gasoline tax should reduced by 80 percent and federal transportation funding eliminated altogether, another lawmaker has introduced a bill that would nearly double the gas tax, according to a report from The Hill. In a little more than a two week span we’ve seen just how differing […]
December 5, 2013
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Roadbuilding
With lack of transportation funding, highway contractors shift to other fields
The recent drop in transportation infrastructure spending has some highway contractors moving to other fields such and energy exploration, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The highway construction industry lost more than 2 million workers during the recession, reaching a low in January 2011. Since then, the industry has added 399,000 jobs, […]
November 27, 2013
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Pennsylvania Governor Corbett signs five-year transportation funding bill
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett on Monday signed a five-year transportation funding bill for the state. The legislation is expected to generate an additional $242 million in fiscal year 2013, and it will add $1.6 billion to $1.8 billion in the fifth year, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. The Post-Gazette reports that the legislation makes the following […]
November 25, 2013
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Lawmakers, experts discuss solutions, stress urgent need for stable, increased highway funding
Over half of the highway miles traveled in the United States are on roads in less than good condition, said Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Environmental & Public Works Committee. She spoke at the Infrastructure for the Future conference Thursday in Washington, D.C., where experts tied the pressing need for road and […]
November 22, 2013
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Environmental & Public Works Committee, was among the speakers at the Infrastructure for the Future conference put on by American Highway Users and the Volvo Group in Washington, D.C. Credit: Max Heine
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Bill calls for the elimination of federal transportation funding
While most are trying to figure out a way to free up more federal funding for transportation, two Congressmen have introduced a bill that would cut it altogether. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Tom Graves (R-Georgia) have filed the Transportation Empowerment Act (TEA), according to our sister site Better Roads. The bill calls for […]
November 18, 2013
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Roadbuilding
Transportation wins in Nov. 5 elections
On Tuesday, U.S. voters approved 91 percent of ballot measures to increase or extend funding for highways, bridges and transit and elected two transportation advocates for governor. Successful ballot measures were approved with 67 percent of the vote, with the approved measures holding a total value of nearly $240 million. Ballots included 21 initiatives that […]
November 6, 2013
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Roadbuilding
Could alternate energy sources help solve our funding problem?
It’s time to get creative with less than a year until our latest surface transportation bill expires.
November 6, 2013
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IBTTA report busts 5 myths about highway tolling’s ability to fund infrastructure
A new report from the  International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), argues that tolling is a viable solution to America’s transportation funding dilemma. The report is summed up in a recent post by our friends over at Better Roads. Congress has transferred more than $53 billion from the general fund to the transportation fund in order to compensate […]
November 4, 2013
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Roadbuilding
LaHood suggests 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax hike
Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has suggested raising the gas tax by 10 cents per gallon. LaHood said this week that Congress should increase the federal gas tax, which has been 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993, to 28.4 cents per gallon, The Hill reports. DC radio station WAMU 88.5 notes that LaHood said at […]
October 17, 2013
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