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Roadbuilding
Increase in fatal crashes with senior drivers leads to call for building safer roads
Deaths from crashes involving people 65 and over at the wheel have increased 22 percent from 2012 to 2016, according to a new report from a nonprofit transportation research group. That compares to an 11 percent increase for the overall number of fatalities in the United States during that time period, says the report by [ā¦]
March 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
ASCE: To fix U.S. infrastructure, fix the budget process
A broken budget process must be fixed if Congress is going to finally confront and fix the nationās ailing infrastructure, according to a new statement released by the American Society of Civil Engineers. āFor decades, Congress has repeatedly failed to pass a budget on time, speeding toward budget deadlines as if we have miles of [ā¦]
March 6, 2018
Construction Equipment
AEM chief: Trump plan for steel, aluminum import tariffs will burden U.S. equipment makers
President Donald Trumpās plan to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum is prompting opposition from representatives of equipment manufacturers who say theyāll be burdened with higher input costs than their foreign competitors will pay. Also reacting with concern are GOP lawmakers who blasted the plan and investors on Wall Street, where stocks tumbled. [ā¦]
March 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
MnDOT closes busy stretch of I-35W in Minneapolis; resumes work on $239 million project
As Minnesota begins to thaw, MnDOT is kicking off a busy construction season by closing Interstate 35W in both directions for the weekend between I-94 and Highway 62 in Minneapolis. The closure begins at 10 p.m., Friday, March 2, so crews can demolish the 38th Street bridge. Ā Southbound I-35W will be open to traffic south [ā¦]
March 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
Azuga selected for Wash. pay-per-mile experiment, will test interstate links
Azuga,Ā a global provider of connected vehicle and fleet technologies, has been selected as a vendor for an experimental program in Washington thatās exploring whether a road usage fee, rather than a gas tax, might be a better way to fund transportation infrastructure. TheĀ Washington Road Usage Charge Pilot ProjectĀ is being launched to assess whether drivers could [ā¦]
February 27, 2018
Roadbuilding
NAPA asks asphalt mix producers to help with survey by April 1
Every asphalt mix producer is asked to participate in the National Asphalt Pavement Associationās annual survey on the use of recycled materials and warm-mix asphalt. Itās an important tool for tracking the use of sustainable practices by the asphalt pavement industry. NAPA conducts the survey under a cooperative agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). [ā¦]
February 22, 2018
Roadbuilding
Australia poised to pitch in on funding for U.S. infrastructure
President Donald Trumpās $1.5 trillion plan to fix Americaās roads, bridges and airports could soon get an unlikely boost from retirement savers some 10,000 miles away in Australia, according to Bloomberg news. At the White House this week, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is to propose using āa chunkā of Australiaās A$2.53 trillion ($1.99 trillion) pension [ā¦]
February 21, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trump will donate 4Q 2017 salary to Transportation Department
In a gesture that addresses the nationās transportation infrastructure woes and helps push his recently released infrastructure plan, President Trump announced that he willĀ donate his fourth-quarter 2017 salary of $100,000 to the U.S. Department of Transportation,Ā CNBC reports. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will accept the donation and plans to use it for a grant program that [ā¦]
February 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trumpās newly released infrastructure plan draws mixed reviews, including concerns
Industry groups on Monday voiced mixed reviews of President Donald Trumpās newly released infrastructure plan. They expressed disappointment over the lack of a permanent solution for the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and new worries over the proposed elimination of transportation construction grants. Trump wants to use $200 billion in federal money to generate [ā¦]
February 12, 2018
Roadbuilding
AEM poll indicates overwhelming bipartisan support for infrastructure plan
A new poll finds that 81 percent of those who watched President Donald Trumpās State of the Union address say they want Congress to pass an infrastructure bill this year. TheĀ Association of Equipment ManufacturersĀ (AEM) commissioned the poll by Morning Consult, a privately held technology and media company. It found that four out of five viewers [ā¦]
February 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
Conn. governor: Lacking federal help, state must move ahead with critical transportation investments
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy hasĀ released the outlineĀ of his administrationās revenue package to stabilize the Special Transportation Fund (STF) and allow for critical investments in the stateās transportation system. He says his plan for the STF would restore canceled state and municipal projects across Connecticut and āprevent drastic increasesā in rail and bus fares and [ā¦]
February 5, 2018
Dealers
AED leader: āinfrastructure talk must become actionā
In response to President Donald Trumpās brief discussion of a plan for U.S. infrastructure during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, the head of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is calling for more than talk. āWhile AED commends President Trump for continuing to focus on infrastructure investment, the time is long overdue for words [ā¦]
February 1, 2018
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