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Tower to Air Congress: Land that thing!
Okay so the President today calls on Congress to extend the surface transportation authorization before the current extension runs out September 30th. He is supported by nearly all the major stakeholders. Even Republican House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica who grudgingly said one more extensions (it will be the 8th) would be okay [âŚ]
August 31, 2011
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Congressman Shuster: Obama âoffered little more than window dressingâ on transportation funding plans
Congressman Bill Shuster, chairman of the Subcommittee on Railroads Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, issued the following statement in response to the Presidentâs remarks this morning regarding transportation and his request to address a Joint Session of Congress in September on jobs: âWithout a doubt, improving our nationâs infrastructure is of critical importance and passing long-term [âŚ]
August 31, 2011
Roadbuilding
Congressman Shuster: Obama âoffered little more than window dressingâ on transportation funding plans
Congressman Shuster says Obama 'offered little more than window dressing' on transportation plans,Congressman Shuster says Obama 'offered little more than window dressing' on transportation plans,Congressman Shuster says Obama 'offered little more than window dressing' on transportation plans,Congressman Shuster says Obama 'offered little more than window dressing' on transportation plans,Congressman Shuster says Obama 'offered little more than window dressing' on transportation plans,Congressman Shuster says Obama 'offered little more than window dressing' on transportation plans,Congressman Shuster says Obama 'offered little more than window dressing' on transportation plans
August 31, 2011
Roadbuilding
What? Another extension? Really?
This will surprise no one. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Ca), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee and therefore the key senator in any reauthorization legislation process, is setting up another extension for dear old SAFETEA-LU. Boxer said she will schedule a markup Sept. 8 on a bill that would extend federal surface transportation [âŚ]
August 19, 2011
Roadbuilding
Slow Train Cominâ
âWe have workers who need jobs and a country that needs rebuilding; an infrastructure bank would help us put them together.â  President Obama, this week. Itâs not exactly deck chairs on the Titanic; itâs more like taking the slow train to a destination we have to get to when a faster one is available. There [âŚ]
August 3, 2011
Roadbuilding
Micaâs âback-of-the-envelopeâ bill is here
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman John Mica has just ended a two-hour webcast introduction of the $230B, six-year bill that he wants to replace SAFETEA-LU. Now I have to go through the bill itself to find the details. His core points were that this is a six year bill because a two year bill [âŚ]
July 7, 2011
Roadbuilding
Wyoming Circles the Wagons
The trend is now firmly established. Itâs real. State DOTs are not simply considering ways to get by with insufficient funds but making practical decisions that change the way they do their jobs. This today from the Laramie, Wyo., Boomerang: âEssentially, we donât have the ability to keep the pavements from deteriorating, so we are [âŚ]
June 22, 2011
Roadbuilding
Texasâ transportation funding nightmare
Here is a very scary prediction: âBy 2025, only 21 percent of Texasâ roads will be in good or better condition.â Itâs not my prediction, it comes from the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Texas, and its contained in a story from the Houston Chronicleâs chron.com. The story should upset us. It [âŚ]
March 10, 2011
Roadbuilding
âWe need some form of populist movement for funding,â say ARTBA and AASHTO
From Better Roads (sister publication to Equipment World) Editor-in-Chief John Latta at the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) annual meeting in Orlando. We may not see people to pour into the streets, but we do need some form of populist movement if we are to squeeze as many funding dollars as possible out of Washington, [âŚ]
February 8, 2011
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Pa. Senator backs expiration for highway earmarks
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey wants to put an expiration date on unspent highway âearmarksâ through two bills he introduced in late January that would fix âorphan earmarks,â USA Today reports. âOpen earmarksâ occur when money Congress sets aside for pet projects do not get spent. Casey, a Democrat, has introduced two bills last week: the [âŚ]
February 1, 2011
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Financial District
Transportation stakeholders expecting a comprehensive bill anytime soon could be disappointed, and it is worth recalling what President Ronald Reagan, originally an opponent of a higher gas tax, said in a radio Address to the Nation on proposed legislation for a highway and bridge repair program on November 27, 1982. It fits todayâs situation like a glove.
October 1, 2010
Safety
Chicago area procures $100 million in TIGER grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Illinois Department of Transportation finalized a $100 grant agreement for the CREATE (Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency) program to begin work on those projects to help reduce rail bottlenecks in the Chicago region, according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). In February, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced [âŚ]
July 28, 2010
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