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Intelligent transportation, intelligent investment

Investment in intelligent transportation is critical as Congress works toward developing a jobs bill to address the current unemployment level. That’s the sentiment of Scott Belcher, CEO and president, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, in The Hill’s Congress Blog. Belcher is spot on. Infrastructure is one of the areas that should receive major investment when […]

December 8, 2009

What’s your favorite road?

Now motorists can show off and discuss their favorite roads and fond memories that go along with trips down those roads. The Asphalt Institute’s publication, Asphalt magazine, is launching a new project, FavoriteRoad.com. The new Web site that showcases photos and stories of the driving public’s favorite roads The site is for people who are passionate […]

November 11, 2009

Construction that really stimulates the economy

One of the issues I had with the stimulus bill passed by Congress in February is that it isn’t going to do much at all to stimulate the economy. It’s mostly the just the government printing more money and doling it out to their favorite recipients — and most of those people are already government employees. […]

April 16, 2009

Construction Equipment

The amazing, disappearing road

Wow! I knew the roads in our country are in disrepair, but I had no idea that could happen. I’m not sure whether it’s because of the flooding or if the road was just in such bad shape that the water caused it to collapse. But this video is pretty incredible!

April 8, 2009

Infrastructure grows the economy

The Los Angeles Times agrees with us on this: spending on infrastructure will grow the economy. It’s worth noting that during the eight years of the Eisenhower Administration, the folks who brought us the federal Interstate program, household income rose by 46 percent. In the past eight years household income hasn’t even gone up three percent. […]

November 21, 2008

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