Tag: Highway Trust Fund

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Billions in federal transportation funding saved just before cutoff

The day before the federal government was set to shut down, the Senate passed legislation to keep the government running for two more months while extending for another year the nation’s main funding source for highways, public transit and airports. The U.S. Senate voted 84-10 on September 30 to keep the government funded until December […]

October 1, 2020

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House passes bill to prevent government shutdown, extend FAST Act highway funding

With the nation’s main funding mechanism for highway projects set to expire September 30, the U.S. House passed a measure September 22 that would extend the program for a year. The extension was included in a bill to avert government shutdown October 1 by funding the government through December 11. The bill passed with bipartisan […]

September 23, 2020

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FAST Act expiration, highway fund deficit, state revenue drops loom over Congress

These looming issues are leading transportation infrastructure advocates to call for immediate action to ensure funding for road and bridge construction.

September 8, 2020

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Highway Trust Fund’s 79% plunge in tax receipts is bad omen for state DOTs, AASHTO says

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials fears revenue declines in the states as the federal HTF saw a huge drop in tax receipts.

June 12, 2020

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ARTBA selects HCSS president Steve McGough as its new chairman

Steve McGough, president and CFO of construction-industry software firm HCSS, has been elected chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. McGough will serve as chairman for the 2019-2020 term for ARTBA. He was elected this week at the association’s national convention in Savannah and replaces outgoing chairman Bob Alger. Other newly elected officers are […]

September 30, 2019

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Ad campaign aims to keep pressure on Congress, Trump administration to act on HTF, transportation infrastructure package

The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) and U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) coalition transportation construction industry and business community have joined together to launch an ad campaign to keep pressure on Congress and the Trump administration for action on a permanent Highway Trust Fund (HTF) fix and a new transportation infrastructure package […]

July 5, 2019

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House bill would increase highway funding, grants for roads

With an increase $1.1 billion over this fiscal year to $46.35 billion starting October 1, 2019, the highway funding bill would also reduce funding elsewhere.

July 1, 2019

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Bipartisan Congressional caucus pushes plan to fund infrastructure work

The Problem Solvers Caucus is a bipartisan group pushing its Rebuilding America's Infrastructure plan forward on Capitol Hill. Details here on Equipment World.

June 14, 2019

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As infrastructure talks fail, trade groups still hope for road, bridge funding

These groups are calling for a solution to fix the country’s crumbling roads, bridges and other infrastructure and hoefully as soon as possible. More here.

May 27, 2019

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ATTSA’s Bruemmer gives Congressional testimony on work zone safety

Road construction safety is critical. That is what American Traffic Safety Services Association's Jay Bruemmer highlighted in his congressional testimony.

April 16, 2019

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USDOT Sec. Chao says red tape, not budget, to blame for road project delays

Federal red tape negatively affected construction projects, and the U.S. Department of Transportation is paying attention. Making infrastructure construction more productive by cutting “red tape” at the federal level remains one of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s overarching goals, according to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao in the AASHTO Journal. The report says that during the […]

March 6, 2019

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2019 federal spending package increases infrastructure funding

A 2019 spending package was finally approved by Congress and signed by President Trump. The package has increased funds for federal infrastructure programs.

March 1, 2019