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Roadbuilding
$10B Covid aid headed to states to keep roadwork on track
A recently signed Covid-relief package will help states recoup lost revenue for road projects. See how much funding your state will get here on Equipment World.
January 6, 2021
Roadbuilding
Construction groups seek more transportation funding as shutdown looms
Construction groups are calling on a divided Congress to boost funding for roads, bridges and transit to offset state revenue drops due to the pandemic.
December 9, 2020
Roadbuilding
Vecellio Receives National Bartlett Highway Award
Leo Vecellio Jr. has been named this year’s recipient of the George S. Bartlett Award from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
December 4, 2020
Roadbuilding
FAST Act expiration, highway fund deficit, state revenue drops loom over Congress
These looming issues are leading transportation infrastructure advocates to call for immediate action to ensure funding for road and bridge construction.
September 8, 2020
Roadbuilding
Road construction jobs surpass 2019 employment stats for June
Of the 224 major sectors of the economy, only 27 posted annual gains in the number of jobs in June – and one of those was transportation construction, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. The sector just barely added more jobs in June versus June 2019. Highway, street and bridge contractors employed 284,400 […]
August 19, 2020
Roadbuilding
Contract awards highest in 5 years for highways, bridges, ARTBA reports
Contract award values for state and local highway and bridge projects between March and May 2020 rose to their highest levels since 2015 for the same three-month period, according to a chart from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. Despite the slow economy, some states have been able to ramp up road and bridge […]
July 2, 2020
Roadbuilding
ARTBA names 4 to Transportation Development Hall of Fame
The 2020 inductees into the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s Transportation Development Hall of Fame are as follows:  Peter Kiewit (1900-1979) Peter Kiewit became president of his family’s construction company in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1931 at age 30 and shifted the company’s focus to building highways. The company ended up building more […]
June 26, 2020
Roadbuilding
New rule bars federal regulation of roadside ditches
The new rule that takes effect June 22 replaces Obama-era regulations that had placed roadside ditches under federal authority. Details here.
April 27, 2020
Roadbuilding
House Democrats, GOP hint at bipartisan support for renewed infrastructure talks
U.S. House Democrats are calling for a $760 billion boost in infrastructure funding over the next five years but want to hear from the White House first before discussing how to pay for it. “This framework is an opportunity to get our existing infrastructure working again and fund new transformative projects that will create an […]
February 3, 2020
Construction Equipment
Contractors confident in 2020 prospects despite economic uncertainty
’Tis the forecast season and the general feeling is muted hope – except if you talk to contractors. First, a look at 2019. When the final tallies come in, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers expects the construction equipment industry to have grown 3.9 percent – not bad, but definitely not the gangbuster 12 percent growth […]
January 13, 2020
Roadbuilding
State DOTs can breathe easier: $7.6B in FAST Act funding reinstated in deal to avoid federal shutdown
Various business and industry groups have been urging Congress to act quickly to reinstate the FAST Act funding. Details here on Equipment World.
November 22, 2019
Roadbuilding
Summer transportation construction rises in 2019
In the summer of 2019, U.S. contractors took on $45.6 billion in transportation or transportation-related projects, $4.8 billion more than last year.
October 23, 2019
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