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Business

$7 billion in federal highway funds obligated so far in current fiscal year

Federal funds obligated by federal, state and local departments of transportation (DOTs) have increased $7 billion during the current fiscal year which began last October 1, according to the according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) latest analysis of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data. That’s an increase of 56 percent over the $4.5 […]

February 15, 2013

Roadbuilding

Pavement Preservation Coded in MAP-21

For the first time, pavement preservation is part of national surface transportation reauthorization legislation.

February 7, 2013

Business

States begin new projects rather than repairing, maintaining existing infrastructure

The main reason the U.S. can’t afford to maintain its existing roads and bridges? States keep building new ones, reports McClatchy Newspapers. By now, the need for improvements to this country’s infrastructure is well-documented. The average age of the 600,000 bridges in the U.S. is 43 years — meaning a great deal of these bridges […]

February 4, 2013

Roadbuilding

Monthly Motor Fuel Report by States released, July 2012 now posted

The Monthly Motor Fuel Report by States (July 2012) was just released on the Office of Highway Policy Information, Federal Highway Administration website at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/motorfuel/jul12/jul12.pdf. (Click here for a downloable PDF of this report.) Highlights from the report include the following: Overall change nationwide from the period in July 2011 to July 2012 was +0.4 […]

November 26, 2012

Roadbuilding

Roadway Environmental Ratings: What’s Best for Your Agency?

There’s a choice of programs to use in rating sustainable roads.

November 12, 2012

Roadbuilding

Road Science

Forensic studies give clue to pavement failure.

October 9, 2012

Roadbuilding

Road Science

Aggregate performance depends on its surface.

July 3, 2012

Roadbuilding

Highway Contractor

The Developing Genius of Intelligent Compaction

July 3, 2012

Construction Equipment

TIFIA transportation project loan program under fire

Congress will begin reconciling Senate and House highway reauthorization bills this week that contain significantly increased funding for a loan program that’s criticized as providing credit for too many public-private toll projects. On May 8, conferees from both chambers will have start meetings to begin the compromise process between House and Senate proposals for a […]

May 8, 2012

Roadbuilding

TIFIA transportation project loan program under fire

Congress will begin reconciling reauthorization bills that contain significantly increased funding for a somewhat controversial loan program.

May 7, 2012

Roadbuilding

Lattatudes

If a bill squeaks through, there needs to be a lot of work done to ensure that the reforms are implemented as quickly as possible.

April 6, 2012

Roadbuilding

A bitter little House whine

“I can’t, it’s too hard.” There are a lot of ideographic catch phrases we associate with Americans. This isn’t one of them. I don’t believe George Washington or Admiral Farragut or John Paul Jones or Abraham Lincoln ever said it. For that matter I don’t suppose Muhammad Ali or Tim Tebow ever did either.But it […]

March 30, 2012