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Roadbuilding

Lee again files bill to get rid of the federal gas tax

As the future of federal transportation funding remains up in the air, two Republican lawmakers have filed a bill that would take the federal government out of the road business permanently. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) filed a bill that would gradually get rid of the federal gas tax used to support the Highway […]

June 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Kansas DOT hosts transportation, construction career camp for high school girls

The Kansas Department of Transportation hosted a camp recently to educate teenage girls on career opportunities in transportation and construction. According to WIBW, KDOT hosted 28 high school girls to the MAGIC summer camp last week to teach them about alternative careers in the transportation industry they may have never considered before in fields like […]

June 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Charleston County (S.C.) named top pavement preservation program in U.S.

Charleston County in South Carolina was recognized as having the top pavement preservation system in the country for 2014. FP2 (For Pavement Preservation) awarded Charleston County with the 2014 James B. Sorenson Award June 8 at a recent meeting of the Southeast pavement Preservation Partnership in Charleston. Judges for the award looked at the county’s pavement […]

June 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Transportation chief Foxx expects Congress to pass another highway stopgap despite urgent infrastructure needs

During a visit to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to see next-gernation transportation technology the school is working on, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx remarked on all the progress the sector has seen in recent years, it’s obvious potential moving forward and how all of it is at risk due to continued inaction from Congress […]

April 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Wisconsin road building debt to increase under governor’s proposal

Gov. Scott Walker’s current $1.3 billion road construction borrowing proposal would up state borrowing for road projects to a point that almost 20 percent would be used to pay off highway loans, according to an Associated Press report. The report continues that this increase, to 20 cents of every dollar taken in, is a leap from the 7 […]

February 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

Bill introduced to SC House seeks to increase gas tax while another wants to halt all road construction for 5 years

Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives have filed two bills with very different agendas. If either were to become law, it would have a huge impact on road construction in the state. In section 5 of House Bill 3579, introduced Wednesday, includes language that would not allow new road construction until July 1, 2020. “This section must […]

February 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Georgia DOT to spend $1 billion on Atlanta interchange updates in most expensive project in state history

The busy interchange at Atlanta’s Interstate 285 and Georgia State Route 400 will receive $1 billion worth of lane and fly-over updates, according to a report from WSB-TV. According to a report on the news channels web site, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Project Director Marlow Clowers says the project will be the most expensive in GDOT’s history. To […]

February 10, 2015

Roadbuilding

Transportation typo: Street sign misspelled in Brooklyn

If you read a lot of articles – whether it be in the newspaper or online – chances are you have come across several typos. But have you ever come across a misspelled street sign? Department of Transportation workers in Brooklyn were made well aware of a type they made recently when “Remsen St.” […]

January 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ holiday crackdown begins

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Deputy Administrator David Friedman have kicked off the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday crackdown on drunk driving by unveiling a new mobile app to help people who have been drinking get a safe ride home.  New data revealing […]

December 16, 2014

Roadbuilding

What causes the most damage to our nation’s bridges?

We surveyed all 50 state Departments of Transportation (DOT) and the District of Columbia’s DOT for the Better Roads Annual Bridge Inventory. In doing so, we took a look at what causes the most damage to bridges. Here’s what the DOTs said: Key: (A)ge (C)orrosion (T)raffic (O)ther Delaware               […]

November 25, 2014

Roadbuilding

Former U.S. roads boss hoping to raise $250 million

Former U.S. federal transportation boss Ray LaHood is trying to raise the required $250 million for a U.S. customs plaza for the $2.1-billion Detroit River bridge project. LaHood, who retired in February 2013, now holds several roles in the private sector including with Caterpillar Inc. and as senior policy advisor for Washington law firm DLA Piper. […]

November 10, 2014

Roadbuilding

N.J. transportation commissioner calls for tax hike

New Jersey transportation commissioner Jamie Fox is calling for a tax hike to help fix the state’s roads and bridges. The state’s transportation trust fund is projected to run out of money for new projects next year. The trust fund is used to pay for the majority of the state’s road, bridge and rail projects. Currently […]

October 27, 2014