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Lattatudes

Get politicians out to the noisiest, dirtiest, nastiest job site you have.

December 1, 2012

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It’s Still Raining Obvious, Congressman.

FLASHBACK — Here’s a paper from 2003. I stumbled on it and deja vu! It’s simple title is A Dozen Reasons for Raising Gasoline Taxes. Reading it is weird: the 12 arguments are not old.  All the way through the winding down of SAFETEA-LU and the nine clumsy extensions  leading up to MAP-21, raising gas […]

October 12, 2012

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It’s time to learn from your mistakes, Congress

The House passed a six-month continuing resolution, H.J.Res. 117, on last night to fund the government until early 2013, according to a Sept. 14 report in the Association of American Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Journal.,The House passed a six-month continuing resolution, H.J.Res. 117, on last night to fund the government until early 2013, according to a Sept. 14 report in the Association of American Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Journal.,The House passed a six-month continuing resolution, H.J.Res. 117, on last night to fund the government until early 2013, according to a Sept. 14 report in the Association of American Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Journal.,The House passed a six-month continuing resolution, H.J.Res. 117, on last night to fund the government until early 2013, according to a Sept. 14 report in the Association of American Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Journal.,The House passed a six-month continuing resolution, H.J.Res. 117, on last night to fund the government until early 2013, according to a Sept. 14 report in the Association of American Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Journal.,The House passed a six-month continuing resolution, H.J.Res. 117, on last night to fund the government until early 2013, according to a Sept. 14 report in the Association of American Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Journal.,The House passed a six-month continuing resolution, H.J.Res. 117, on last night to fund the government until early 2013, according to a Sept. 14 report in the Association of American Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Journal.,The House passed a six-month continuing resolution, H.J.Res. 117, on last night to fund the government until early 2013, according to a Sept. 14 report in the Association of American Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Journal.

September 14, 2012

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Highway Contractor

Even with a strong foundation and long history, you need to be willing and able to adapt to stay competitive today.

September 7, 2012

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Highway Contractor

Even with a strong foundation and long history, you need to be willing and able to adapt to stay competitive today.

September 7, 2012

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RoadWorks

Mapping Map21’s reforms, an earmark windfall, cement industry backs new standard and other industry news items are featured.

September 6, 2012

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RoadWorks

Mapping Map21’s reforms, an earmark windfall, cement industry backs new standard and other industry news items are featured.

September 6, 2012

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How much life does the Highway Trust Fund have left?

We know the simplicity of it. The Highway Trust Fund is steadily running out of money. Congress, so set on look-at-me brinkmanship, has very little time to do anything, but that doesn’t seem to create any sense of urgency. So just how much time is there? Based on its mid-year review of the federal budget, […]

August 31, 2012

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The construction industry is ‘Built to Last’ with Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals

How awesome is this? I just learned that well-known book author Jim Collins is one of the keynote speakers at the 2013 National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Annual Meeting set for Feb. 9-13, 2013. Collins is known for the books "From Good to Great," "Built to Last" and "Great By Choice.,How awesome is this? I just learned that well-known book author Jim Collins is one of the keynote speakers at the 2013 National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Annual Meeting set for Feb. 9-13, 2013. Collins is known for the books "From Good to Great," "Built to Last" and "Great By Choice.,How awesome is this? I just learned that well-known book author Jim Collins is one of the keynote speakers at the 2013 National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Annual Meeting set for Feb. 9-13, 2013. Collins is known for the books "From Good to Great," "Built to Last" and "Great By Choice.,How awesome is this? I just learned that well-known book author Jim Collins is one of the keynote speakers at the 2013 National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Annual Meeting set for Feb. 9-13, 2013. Collins is known for the books "From Good to Great," "Built to Last" and "Great By Choice.,How awesome is this? I just learned that well-known book author Jim Collins is one of the keynote speakers at the 2013 National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Annual Meeting set for Feb. 9-13, 2013. Collins is known for the books "From Good to Great," "Built to Last" and "Great By Choice.

August 20, 2012

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Lattatudes

It’s not much of a bill, but it is what we have to work with.

August 5, 2012

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You have questions on the new highway bill? ARTBA has answers…

What are the likely impacts of the new highway/transit law — Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) — on the U.S. transportation design and construction market? What is the economic forecast for the remainder of 2012? How are the markets faring in each of the 50 states? How are state Departments of Transportation (DOT) planning for 2013? What is the contractor's outlook for the next year?,What are the likely impacts of the new highway/transit law — Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) — on the U.S. transportation design and construction market? What is the economic forecast for the remainder of 2012? How are the markets faring in each of the 50 states? How are state Departments of Transportation (DOT) planning for 2013? What is the contractor's outlook for the next year?,What are the likely impacts of the new highway/transit law — Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) — on the U.S. transportation design and construction market? What is the economic forecast for the remainder of 2012? How are the markets faring in each of the 50 states? How are state Departments of Transportation (DOT) planning for 2013? What is the contractor's outlook for the next year?,What are the likely impacts of the new highway/transit law — Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) — on the U.S. transportation design and construction market? What is the economic forecast for the remainder of 2012? How are the markets faring in each of the 50 states? How are state Departments of Transportation (DOT) planning for 2013? What is the contractor's outlook for the next year?,What are the likely impacts of the new highway/transit law — Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) — on the U.S. transportation design and construction market? What is the economic forecast for the remainder of 2012? How are the markets faring in each of the 50 states? How are state Departments of Transportation (DOT) planning for 2013? What is the contractor's outlook for the next year?,What are the likely impacts of the new highway/transit law — Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) — on the U.S. transportation design and construction market? What is the economic forecast for the remainder of 2012? How are the markets faring in each of the 50 states? How are state Departments of Transportation (DOT) planning for 2013? What is the contractor's outlook for the next year?,What are the likely impacts of the new highway/transit law — Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) — on the U.S. transportation design and construction market? What is the economic forecast for the remainder of 2012? How are the markets faring in each of the 50 states? How are state Departments of Transportation (DOT) planning for 2013? What is the contractor's outlook for the next year?

July 23, 2012

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The Hill: Obama to sign highway bill Friday

President Obama on Friday will sign the combined transportation, student loan and flood insurance bill at a White House event, according to a July 3 report by Keith Laing in The Hill. The House and Senate on June 29 passed a new two-year $105 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), the AASHTO Journal reports. The measure, H.R. 4348, passed the House 373-52, just before the June 30 expiration of the ninth extension of SAFETEA-LU. The Senate passed the bill 74-19, according to the AASHTO Journal report.

July 5, 2012