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Roadbuilding

The link that is not missing, and Shakespeare 116

So extension number nine appears inevitable. House Transportation and Infrastructure committee chairman John Mica says its likely to be a three month extension. It will allow the House Republicans to come up with a bill of their own to pass the House (something they have not been able to do to date) , of unknown […]

March 21, 2012

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Kirk Landers — Editor Emeritus

The legitimate and vital interests of American citizens are not being served by the current Congress.

March 20, 2012

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Civic Lessons

Watching the reauthorization wheels go round and round remains one of the most frustrating occupations in our industry. The Senate Bill creeps ahead after some extraneous amendments have been hurdled. The House Republicans are now looking at a heavily reworked bill, and one that seems to have as much support as the pre-worked bill. Instead […]

March 1, 2012

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Let ‘em have it this week!

I’m repeating myself, I know, but I want to urge as many of you as possible to take advantage of this week’s Congressional recess. Members are back in their districts and this is an election year. Put a little heat on them, a little pressure. Or, preferably, a lot. Congress has dithered and dithered when […]

February 20, 2012

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RoadWorks

Americans think their transportation systems are fair or poor, states need more freedom to use P3s, trade shows hit records and more industry news items are featured.

February 18, 2012

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RoadWorks

Americans think their transportation systems are fair or poor, states need more freedom to use P3s, trade shows hit records and more industry news items are featured.

February 18, 2012

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Financial District

The chamber is putting forward its American Jobs and Growth Agenda, “to put people back to work without raising taxes or adding to the deficit.

February 18, 2012

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Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus

Unfortunately for the Highway Trust Fund — but perhaps fortunately for our Republic — corporate thinking is necessarily short term and focused on rapid, direct paybacks.

February 17, 2012

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Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus

Unfortunately for the Highway Trust Fund — but perhaps fortunately for our Republic — corporate thinking is necessarily short term and focused on rapid, direct paybacks.

February 17, 2012

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Running out of gas money

A new Congressional Budget Office report says that the Highway Trust Fund may be empty by fiscal year 2014. According to The Hill’s transportation blog the CBO report projects the highway trust to have $12 billion at the end of the current fiscal year, which began last July, and a $3 billion balance  in the […]

February 1, 2012

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Mica’s Move is Made: Now let’s keep moving

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica and Members of the committee unveiled the American Energy an Infrastructure Jobs Act yesterday. I would like to think contractors, subs, agencies,equipment dealerships and OEMs are excited and getting ready to move quickly if this bill can become a reality. After some years of flatlining it has […]

February 1, 2012

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Game On

The press conference is on the way today, so guesswork now is probably a waste of time. But just which reauthorization bill we see today will make a major difference come tomorrow. House Republicans are expected to propose spending about $270 billion in a bill that will span four and a half years . That’s […]

January 31, 2012