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Roadbuilding

Texas flooding has caused at least $27 million in infrastructure damage

The devastating flooding in Texas has caused upwards of $27 million dollars, and that estimate is on the low side. According to the Associated Press, Texas Department of Transportation spokeswoman Veronica Beyer said that the flooding has caused damage to roadways in 167 of the 254 counties in the state. TxDOT has already spent $3 […]

June 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

CBO estimates $85-$90 billion Highway Trust Fund shortfall by 2021

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), at the request of Rep. Sandy Levin (D-Michigan), has projected estimated revenue shortfalls for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for two short-tem extensions and one long-term extension, finding the fund will be short by $85-$90 billion in just six years. Levin, a member of the House Ways and Means committee, had […]

June 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

Lighting the Way: Equipment updates, lighting plans maximize nighttime paving efforts

Nighttime paving is that nearly ubiquitous scene played out across the United States beginning in late spring. While it’s viewed as a hindrance to late commuters, night owls or overnight trucking, it’s a necessary part of paving contracting in order to meet deadlines, avoid traffic congestion, and in some cases, blistering heat. When working at […]

June 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA releases $2 million for repairs to Alaska’s Dalton Highway

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made $2 million in Emergency Relief Funds available to repairs to the flood-ravage Dalton Highway, which is the only road between the North Slope oil fields and Fairbanks, Alaska. An estimated range of 160 to 250 trucks travel on the route daily. While a significant portion of the highway […]

June 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

Obama signs 2-month extension for highway funding, calls for end of patches

President Barack Obama signed a two-month extension of the Highway Trust Fund into law May 29. According to a report from The Hill, Obama signed the bill to extend the funding, but the administration took time to call for an end to the constant patches for infrastructure funding. Press secretary Josh Ernest said the White House […]

June 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Third round of Texas Proposition 1 transportation projects approved for $203 million

The Texas Transportation Commission approved 28 additional projects under the state’s Proposition 1 funding, reaching a total of $203 million worth of work in the third round of the program. Projects in the first round this year reach $52 million for seven projects, with the second round encompassing $168 million for 23 projects. Sixty projects […]

June 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Study finds more than 21% of Indiana’s bridges are deficient

A study has found that 21.5 percent of Indiana’s bridges are considered deficient. ABC 6 in Indianapolis reported in addition to 4,103 of the state’s bridges being deficient, 11.5 percent were considered functionally obsolete. Ten percent are structurally deficient. The state’s General Assembly sent $200 million to for transportation construction in the budget, but money from […]

June 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Rhode Island proposes $1.1 billion transportation bill that would create 12,000 jobs, impose tax on trucking

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo is proposing a long-term budget amendment that would increase spending on roads, bridges, and mass transit projects by $1.1 billion over the next 9 years. The proposal, titled RhodeWorks, would increase the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s infrastructure investment from $3.7 billion to $4.8 billion through 2024. “While deteriorating roads and bridges […]

May 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Analysis rates structurally deficient bridges by Congressional district

Transit Labs, a transportation system analysis firm, has ranked bridge conditions across the U.S. by congressional district, the results of which may provide motivation for establishing long-term transportation funding legislation. The analysis looks at the volume of structural deficient bridges, and found only five districts had no bridges in this condition. These include Alan Grayson (D-Florida—District […]

May 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Vermont governor signs $616 million transportation bill

Just as the federal government patches the national transportation fund, Vermont’s governor signed into law a bill to send hundreds of millions to transportation funding. The Vermont Business Journal reported Gov. Peter Shumlin had the backdrop of a new bridge under construction as he signed into law the $616 million 2016 Transportation Bill. “With Federal support […]

May 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Federal grant to provide $2 million to repair roads damaged by Joplin tornado reconstruction

A grant of $2 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) will be used to repair roads in Duquesne, a small Missouri community that was struck by the EF-5 tornado that also decimated nearby Joplin in May 2011. Heavy equipment and heavy loads passing through Duquesne damaged the city’s roads during debris removal following […]

May 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Top FHWA official says unfinished Spokane project proves need for long-term highway bill

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s acting administrator toured the incomplete North Spokane Corridor last week and said the half-built project shows why the federal government needs to act on long-term transportation funding. After touring the NSC, Gergory Nadeau said the project “exemplifies exactly what has been happening all over the country.” About half of the […]

May 28, 2015