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Roadbuilding
I’d borrow for infrastructure says leading GOP candidate
Guess who said this? “You have to prioritize those things which are most important to you and infrastructure and having good roads and bridges and rail lines and air traffic lines and so forth are essential for a strong economy.” Promising to find money for infrastructure was Mitt Romney on the campaign trail in New […]
December 19, 2011
Roadbuilding
Wanna hear something scary?
According to Politico’s Ben Smith there is a little known upcoming event that is probably nothing to worry about. Most of the gas tax is set to expire on September 30. Actually all but 4.3 cents of the 18.4 cents is on the block. No it’s not part of reauthorization (the latest extension of that […]
August 17, 2011
Roadbuilding
Work Trucks Set New Efficiency Standards
Work trucks, including pickups and dumps trucks, buses and other heavy-duty vehicles will, for the first time, have to trim fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions under new efficiency standards. The White House says the standards – which apply to vehicle model years 2014 to 2018 – will save businesses billions of dollars in fuel […]
August 9, 2011
Roadbuilding
More Here = Less There
This calculation is so simple that even I, who is severely math-challenged, can do it.  If the fuel tax remains the same but the amount of fuel used goes down, less money is generated. The White House says: On Tuesday, August 9, the President will travel to Interstate Moving Services in Springfield, Virginia, to announce […]
August 5, 2011
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
Advocating a fuel tax increase in today’s Congress would be a feckless act of courage.
August 2, 2011
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Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
What is interesting — and hopeful — is that some significant voices from America’s business community are putting forth the notion that increasing the fuel tax can help us solve some short-term and long-term problems.
July 7, 2011
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Roadbuilding
A Small Bill
It’s the sort of story you don’t want to read because it will confirm the bad news you feared. Yet here it is in the Washington Post. Soon, maybe tomorrow, a bill to replace SAFETEA-LU will emerge from the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. According to the Post, and also to a lot of people […]
July 6, 2011
Technology
Final Word
Hiking and biking and you By Kirk Landers In May, as part of National Bike Month, an organization called the Adventure Cycling Association launched the second year of a fund raising campaign in support of its efforts to coordinate a U.S. Bicycle Route System. At first blush, the association and its goal have little significance […]
May 30, 2011
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Roadbuilding
RoadWorks
Reauthorization, an international bridge conference and bypasses are among the industry news items featured.
May 9, 2011
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Roadbuilding
Reauthorization and 85-yard field goals
It’s like everyone in Washington involved in trying to put a viable new surface transportation bill into action are playing the same silly game. Everyone knows its silly, but they keep on playing. Here’s an example from last week: A House transportation appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine the Federal Highway Administration’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget […]
April 5, 2011
Roadbuilding
One II One
A NEW SERIES: ONE II ONE WITH SOME OF THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE IN THE BUSINESS: John Latta talks to Dr. Don Brock.
April 1, 2011
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Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers
The Republican caucus unilaterally rescinded budgetary guarantees that user fees collected for the Highway Trust Fund would be invested in a timely manner and only for transportation improvements.
February 1, 2011
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