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LaHood expects big Obama announcement on transportation, comments on I-5 bridge collapse

During a recent talk before the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) in Washington, D.C., outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told those in attendance to expect a big announcement from President Barack Obama later this year concerning transportation infrastructure. “Once we get past immigration, guns, the sequester, I think the President is going to be big and bold […]

June 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

It’s a Forest/Trees Thing

Just like cable TV and cell phones, you’re paying for your highways and bridges, too, and there may be equally frustrating performance issues in the not too distant future.

June 5, 2013

Roadbuilding

When the Cold Storms Come

Winter road maintenance gets ready for the toughest season.

June 5, 2013

Roadbuilding

LaHood: Expect major transportation infrastructure announcement from Obama

Expect a major announcement on transportation infrastructure from President Obama. That’s the word from outgoing Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. “Once we get past immigration, guns, the sequester, I think the President is going to be big and bold on transportation infrastructure. So I’m not going to steal his thunder. I think you’ll see him […]

June 5, 2013

Roadbuilding

Americans place high value on transportation

About 75 to 80 percent of Americans would prefer to have safe, efficient and well-maintained transportation infrastructure over cable, cell phone, internet, water, sewage and household electricity and natural gas services, according to a report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The findings come from a poll conducted to find the value Americans […]

May 30, 2013

Roadbuilding

Read All About It! Venice Roads Flooded!

The digital landscape must keep the public informed and interested in what is happening to our roads and bridges.

May 6, 2013

Roadbuilding

The transportation infrastructure debate: it’s not us versus them

I suspect we will be reading/hearing/seeing a lot more of these Op-Ed pieces. As New Jersey works to untangle a chaotic Interstate interchange with a massive construction project, transit proponents say the work is basically a waste, or at least a woefully inefficient use, of a billion dollars. Their voice this time is the Philadelphia […]

April 3, 2013

Roadbuilding

America’s roads and bridges ‘not crumbling’ – report

A new report from the Reason Foundation concludes, after  examining 20 years of state highway data, that the condition of America’s state-controlled roads has improved in seven key areas including deficient bridges and pavement condition. “There are still plenty of problems to fix, but our roads and bridges aren’t crumbling,” said David Hartgen, lead author […]

February 21, 2013

Roadbuilding

White House releases transportation infrastructure ‘plan’

The White House has released a statement called “The President’s Plan to Make America a Magnet for Jobs by Investing in Infrastructure.”  The plan repeats the president’s State of the Union “fix it first” idea, claiming that, “Repair and maintenance of our existing roads, bridges and public transportation systems should take priority before we consider […]

February 20, 2013

Roadbuilding

Somebody blinked: States making moves for transportation infrastructure funds

As the inevitability of dwindling fuel tax revenues keeps butting heads with the inevitable need for more funding for transportation infrastructure, something has to give. States are now making moves instead of just talking about them, as this New York Times piece demonstrates. As reauthorization comes a round again in 2014, it is essential that […]

February 19, 2013

Roadbuilding

State DOTS and local government infrastructure spending inches up

State DOTs and local governments committed a little over $117 billion in funding for highway, bridge, transit, port and other transportation-related construction projects during 2012, according to new analysis of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). That’s one percent more than 2011 but well short […]

February 14, 2013

Roadbuilding

ASCE on what it costs to not spend on infrastructure

Failure to spend $157 billion between now and 2020 to upgrade the U.S. infrastructure, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, the electrical grid and sewers, could lead to losses of more than $3.1 trillion in gross domestic product and $1.1 trillion in total trade — as well as a loss of 3.5 million jobs, according to […]

January 16, 2013