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Roadbuilding
Trumpâs newly released infrastructure plan draws mixed reviews, including concerns
Industry groups on Monday voiced mixed reviews of President Donald Trumpâs newly released infrastructure plan. They expressed disappointment over the lack of a permanent solution for the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and new worries over the proposed elimination of transportation construction grants. Trump wants to use $200 billion in federal money to generate [âŚ]
February 12, 2018
Roadbuilding
AEM poll indicates overwhelming bipartisan support for infrastructure plan
A new poll finds that 81 percent of those who watched President Donald Trumpâs State of the Union address say they want Congress to pass an infrastructure bill this year. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) commissioned the poll by Morning Consult, a privately held technology and media company. It found that four out of five viewers [âŚ]
February 6, 2018
Dealers
AED leader: âinfrastructure talk must become actionâ
In response to President Donald Trumpâs brief discussion of a plan for U.S. infrastructure during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the head of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is calling for more than talk. âWhile AED commends President Trump for continuing to focus on infrastructure investment, the time is long overdue for words [âŚ]
February 1, 2018
Roadbuilding
ARTBA: More than 54,000 U.S. bridges structurally deficient, fedsâ data show
A new report finds thereâs the equivalent of one âstructurally deficientâ-rated bridge, on average, for every 27 miles of the nationâs major highway network, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Those 1,800 structurally deficient interstate bridges are crossed 60 million times daily, the association says. But the problem is even bigger, [âŚ]
January 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
Concrete pavement market seeing its biggest improvement in 5 years
The concrete pavement market is on pace for significant improvement in 2018 â and it comes amid industry optimism for a new federal gas tax and innovative infrastructure funding, according to the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). Gerald Voigt, ACPAâs president and CEO, says thereâs a strong market outlook fueled by the steadily rising use [âŚ]
January 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
Bipartisan group releases new report, âRebuilding Americaâs Infrastructureâ
The Problem Solvers Caucus released a new report, Rebuilding Americaâs Infrastructure, with policy recommendations for building Americaâs infrastructure. The 48 member bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, led by Co-Chairs Tom Reed (N.Y.-23) and Josh Gottheimer (N.J.-05), launched an Infrastructure Working Group, co-chaired by Reps. John Katko (N.Y.-24) and Elizabeth Esty (Conn.-05), tasked with finding consensus on a [âŚ]
January 17, 2018
Roadbuilding
Neb. DOT: state program will help fund repairs or replacements of 66 bridges
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has selected 22 proposals from 68 submitted in December for the second round of the County Bridge Match Program (CBMP). The CBMP provides funding to counties for the innovative replacement and repair of deficient county bridges. Selected proposals include 66 bridges in 35 counties at a total construction cost of $8.5 million, the agency [âŚ]
January 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Modest growth forecast for 2018 transportation construction market
The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is anticipated to rebound slightly in 2018 after a 2.8-percent drop in 2017, according to the latest forecast from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Total domestic transportation construction and related-market activity is forecast to reach $255 billion in 2018. Thatâs a year-on-year increase of 3.2 percent [âŚ]
January 8, 2018
Roadbuilding
Independence Bridge in Mich. closing for three months for $1.45 million rehab
Independence Bridge in Bay City, Michigan, will soon be shut down for three months for a $1.45 million rehabilitation project. The project began in October with concrete work and includes replacement of the bascule span deck grating, span stringers and sidewalks, the Bay City Times reports. The bascule-type draw bridge, which carries Truman Parkway over [âŚ]
January 8, 2018
Roadbuilding
2,575 citations issued during N.D. âClick it or Ticketâ campaign
In North Dakota, a traffic campaign that beefed up enforcement patrols has led to 2,575 citations between November 1 and December 15. Of the total citations issued in the âClick It or Ticketâ campaign, 924 were citations for failure to wear a seat belt and 30 were child restraint citations, reports the North Dakota Department [âŚ]
December 29, 2017
Roadbuilding
Calif. studying ways to charge drivers by the mile
Shortly after enacting its new gas tax hike, California transportation officials performed a study, the California Road Charge Pilot Program report, studying ways to charge drivers based on mileage rather than the amount of fuel they use, The Sacramento Bee reports. The report included results from a road charge experiment where more than 5,000 volunteer drivers [âŚ]
December 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Six states awarded $15.5 million in federal grants to explore new ways to pay for highways
Six states have been awarded $15.5 million in federal grants to explore new ways to fund highway and U.S. bridge projects, which the Federal Highway Administration calls âimperative.â The agency points to the Highway Trust Fundâs âgradual inability to keep pace with increasing construction and repair costs nationwideâ as the reason we need alternatives to [âŚ]
October 24, 2017
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