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Business
House OKs $15 billion jobs bill, Senate to vote on amendments March 16
Congressional Democrats made headway on their top legislative priority — job creation — when the House of Representatives approved a $15 billion package of tax credits and highway construction. The 217-to-201 vote gave Democrats a much-needed victory after weeks of delay caused by Republican tactics, a record-setting snowstorm, and internal bickering. More job-creation efforts are […]
March 12, 2010
Roadbuilding
Is the Senate’s approval of a highway bill extension a step in the right direction or two steps back?
The Senate passed an extension of the highway bill through the end of December, which seems like it would be a move in the right direction. But that one advancement forward may very well be one move in the right direction but two steps backward. An analysis by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association […]
February 26, 2010
Roadbuilding
Another Band-Aid: House passes $7 billion to shore up the Highway Trust Fund
Well, it’s not the ideal solution, but this Band-Aid will at least keep the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) solvent. Just days before the HTF was going to run into the red, the House yesterday approved $7 billion to shore up the almost empty fund, according to a Reuters report in The Washington Post. This stop-gap […]
January 15, 2010
Maintenance
There are bigger concerns than one piece of legislation
In a recent phone call with Jeff Solsby, director of communications for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), I asked him about the proposed legislation by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Texas’ senior senator. She has introduced legislation that will allow states to opt out of the federal highway program. Rather than receiving […]
January 6, 2010
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It’s high time we came up with a highway funding solution
It’s no surprise that the Highway Trust Fund, or HTF, is almost insolvent again. We’ve known the time is coming.  Last year, we managed to keep it going with the transfer of about $8 billion from the General Trust Fund. But now we’re in trouble again. We’ve been talking about it and writing about […]
January 6, 2010
Roadbuilding
RoadWorks: MPOs May Merit Makeover
The Department of Transportation has agreed to look into recommendations that could change the way Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) work.
October 1, 2009
Roadbuilding
RoadWorks: What to Research Next Year
Assuming that new surface transportation legislation will eventually arrive, the Federal Highway Administration has moved to develop a planning and environment research program for FY 2010. You now have the chance to deliver your input to FHWA before the program is finalized.
October 1, 2009
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