Tag: highway funding: Page 33

Roadbuilding

31 state chambers push for 5-year transportation bill

Several state chambers — 31, to be exact — are urging Congress to pass a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill. Related: LaHood: Congress will extend MAP-21 when current bill expires In a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Penn.), chairmen of their respective transportation committees, and Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and […]

March 26, 2014

Roadbuilding

LaHood: Congress will extend MAP-21 when current bill expires

Highway advocates — including the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and more — have been urging Congress to come up with a solution before the Highway Trust Fund, the main source of funding for state and local surface transportation projects, runs out, which could […]

March 25, 2014

Roadbuilding

ARTBA: VMTs are rebounding

Vehicle miles traveled (VMTs) are on the rise, despite reports that American’s are driving less, according to a memo the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) released Friday. ARTBA points to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data that show U.S. VMTs were up 0.3 percent in 2012 and 0.6 percent in 2013. The association notes […]

March 24, 2014

Roadbuilding

U.S. DOT: Highway Trust Fund could shortfall as early as late July

The U.S. Department of Transportation has updated its Highway Trust Fund Ticker, and a chart on the page shows that the Highway Trust Fund could shortfall as early as the end of July. The DOT notes that the HTF “will encounter a shortfall before the end of fiscal year (FY) 2014,” adding that “the surface […]

March 17, 2014

ConExpo-Con/Agg

TCC’s ‘Hardhats for Highways’ campaign urges Congress to fix Highway Trust Fund

A group of associations and labor unions is working to alert Congress to the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) — the main source of highway infrastructure funding, which could run out as early as August. The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) — an alliance of 29 associations and labor unions focused on federal […]

March 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

Shuster, Boxer say highway bill is about jobs

Rep Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) and Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), both chair of their respective chamber’s transportation committee, on Thursday each reiterated President Obama’s message that the new highway bill is about job creation and retention, according to our sister site, Commercial Carrier Journal. Speaking to attendees at the 2014 American Association of State Highway and […]

March 2, 2014

Business

Obama proposes $302 billion, 4-year transportation bill, announces $600 million in competitive grants

President Barack Obama has proposed a $302 billion, four-year transportation reauthorization bill with the aim of avoiding the Highway Trust Fund’s looming insolvency as well as providing a much-needed boost to the infrastructure improvements he promised during 2013’s State of the Union address. Through a White House announcement, Obama also announced that the U.S. Department of […]

February 26, 2014

Roadbuilding

Transportation leaders speak up at Senate EPW hearing on MAP-21

Several transportation leaders offered testimony about highway funding on Wednesday morning at a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing on MAP-21. The hearing, entitled “MAP-21 Reauthorization: The Economic Importance of Maintaining Federal Investments in our Transportation Infrastructure,” kicked off the committee’s work on a new highway funding bill, Politico reports. The hearing […]

February 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island transportation bill would raise $1 billion for highways, ban bridge tolls

A proposed bill to raise transportation for Rhode Island’s highways and infrastructure would also ban tolls on some bridges. The proposed legislation would raise more than $1 billion over the next 10 years, with those funds going to state transportation, WLNE reports. However, the report notes that the bill would also ban tolls on at […]

February 12, 2014

Roadbuilding

Nevada Board of Transportation approves $100 million in bonds for I-15 expansion project

A project that will widen Interstate 15 in Las Vegas is one step closer to becoming a reality. The Nevada Board of Transportation on Monday approved the sale of $100 million in revenue bonds to buy right-of-way for the $1 billion project, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) will partner […]

January 14, 2014

Roadbuilding

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Reeves rejects statewide gas tax hike, supports bond bill

Missisppi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday at the Stennis Capitol Press Corps luncheon in Jackson that he won’t support raising the state’s gas tax but would support a bond bill that is less than $200 million, ClarionLedger.com reports. Reeves told luncheon attendees that maintenance of transportation infrastructure in necessary for public safety and economic […]

January 7, 2014

Roadbuilding

Minnesota faces $12 billion highway funding shortfall

In the next 20 years, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) could face a $12 billion dollar shortfall. The Star Tribune reports that MnDOT rebuilt Interstate 35 between Twin Ports and the Twin Cities in the past couple of years, but many of the other highways in the state need similar work. And despite that […]

December 13, 2013