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Better Bridges 2010 Bridge Inventory

Our exclusive survey of bridge conditions in the United States.

November 1, 2010

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AASHTO ‘pleased’ Obama pushing for transportation investment

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Executive Director John Horsley issued a statement on Oct. 13 commending President Barack Obama on his Columbus Day speech that called for bipartisan support to bring about a “fundamental overhaul” of the country’s “woefully inefficient” federal surface transportation systems to reduce unemployment and allow America to […]

October 13, 2010

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RoadWorks

Rural America’s vital road needs, Obama plans to “jumpstart” highway funding, highway cement rebound on hold and many more industry news items are featured.

October 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

Rural America’s vital road needs, Obama plans to “jumpstart” highway funding, highway cement rebound on hold and many more industry news items are featured.

October 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

Rural America’s vital road needs, Obama plans to “jumpstart” highway funding, highway cement rebound on hold and many more industry news items are featured.

October 1, 2010

Business

Hey Congress, ‘We’re sick of aging roads’

The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM), two national groups advocating for significant new investments in transportation improvements, are working together to elevate infrastructure issues on the congressional legislative calendar this year. The current federal highway/transit investment law, SAFETEA-LU, expired nearly a year ago on Sept. […]

September 7, 2010

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Better Bridges

A bridge project that started out under intense scrutiny in an environmentally- sensitive area is now being cheered and even has the locals putting their own touch on the bridge.

August 1, 2010

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NAPA holds Congress accountable for reauthorization inaction

With the construction industry continuing to shed jobs, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has mounted a campaign to mobilize the asphalt pavement industry and hold Congress accountable for its inaction on the surface transportation bill. Lack of such legislation is widely seen as contributing to the still gloomy jobless numbers posted today by the […]

July 2, 2010

Business

ARTBA chief blasts inaction on highway, transit bill

If Congress and the President do not act later this year or in early 2011 on passage of a new, multi-year highway and transit authorization bill, hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs could be lost and states could face at a 50-percent cut in federal funding, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO […]

June 7, 2010

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‘Start Us Up USA’ rally to support highway reauthorization slated for May 7 in Des Moines

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) will be holding a regional “Start Us Up USA” rally in Des Moines, Iowa, to build support for highway reauthorization and related measures to help the equipment industry recover from the economic downturn. The event is slated for Friday, May 7 at 4 p.m. at the Iowa State Capitol Building […]

May 6, 2010

Roadbuilding

Financial District: Doing the fuel tax two step

Controversial climate and energy tax may threaten reauthorization.

May 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

FHWA releases FY 2010 Highway Trust Fund balance status, balance charts

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released the most current statistics for the Status of the Highway Trust Fund – Fiscal Year 2010 and the Highway Account Balance. Click on the hotlinks above for a PDF of each chart. To go to the Website with this information, go to http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/highwaytrustfund/index.htm.

April 22, 2010