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Senate appropriations approves $55.65 billion bill for transportation and housing
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill, which will now be turned over to the full committee for consideration on June 25. The bill includes a $1.88 billion increase compared to FY2015, but is $7 billion below President [ā¦]
June 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bipartisan Senate group introduces 6-year, $257 billion highway bill
Another Highway Trust Fund deadline is fast approaching, and the looming loss of funds has some U.S. Senators reaching across the isle to get a deal done. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Barbara Boxer (D-California), David Vitter (R-Louisiana) and Tom Carper (D-Deleware) introduced a six-year, $257.5 billion bill on Tuesday from the Environment and Public Works [ā¦]
June 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
PennDOT public-private partnership with PWKP to replace 58 bridges in 2015
Through a public-private partnership (P3) with Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners (PWKP), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will have 58 bridges replaced in 2015 as part of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Program. PWKP is scheduled to replace a total of 558 bridges throughout Pennsylvania over a 3-year period. They will design, construct and then maintain [ā¦]
June 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Virginiaās 6-year transportation program provides $9.9 billion for highway projects
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved the most recent Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) for $13.3 billion in highway, rail and public transportation projects. The SYIP spans the next six fiscal years (FY) starting July 1 this year. Of the total, $9.9 billion will go toward highway construction projects, with the remaining $3.4 billion [ā¦]
June 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
House Majority Leader on gas tax increase: āLetās think of something elseā
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) thinks lawmakers in the capitol should come up with alternative funding for transportation because a gas tax increase isnāt politically feasible. InĀ an interview with the Wall Street JournalĀ McCarthy calls highway funding a āmajor problemā in America, butĀ the politics of passing a funding bill makes for a challenging feat. āWe [ā¦]
June 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Senate Finance Committee hears opposing views on gas tax, emphasis on long-term transportation funding
Members of the Senate Finance Committee were presented with testimony stressing the need for long-term funding for transportation projects, but much like what was heard earlier in the week by the House Ways and Means Committee, the source of funding remains a divisive issue. In his opening remarks, Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called passage [ā¦]
June 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Caltrans completes San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span cantilever demolition
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has completed the demolition of the cantilever portion of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The work is the first phase of the bridge demo, having begun in November 2013 and costing an estimated $63.7 million. The East Span dates back to 1936 and is being [ā¦]
June 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Construction underway on first stretch of Californiaās high-speed rail network
Five months after ground was broken in Fresno, construction on CaliforniaāsĀ first high-speed rail line began earlier this week. According to a report from theĀ Fresno Bee, crews began work Tuesday in Madera on the first of 16 concrete footings that will form the foundation of a 1,600-foot viaduct over the Fresno River. Expected to be completed [ā¦]
June 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Transportation Construction Coalition evokes Reagan in ads calling for Congress to fix Highway Trust Fund
Members of the Transportation Construction Commission (TCC) continue their promotional efforts to urge Congress to fix the Highway Trust Fund with their latest ad campaign evoking President Ronald Reaganās philosophy on transportation infrastructure. The group, co-chaired by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association and the Associated General Contractors of America, is running a series [ā¦]
June 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
House hearing highlights gridlock over gas tax increase despite universal desire for long-term transportation funding
Members of the House Ways and Means committee agreed in their Wednesday hearing onĀ long-term Highway Trust Fund (HTF) financing hearing that action and solutions are needed as soon as possible, but diverged in their thoughts on the methods of providing that funding. In his opening remarks, committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) reiterated the need for [ā¦]
June 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
If you donāt want the Stanley Cup delayed, maybe increase highway funding, AED CEO says
Even one of the most storied trophies in all of sports isnāt immune to Americaās infrastructure woes. While Chicago Blackhawks players were out on the ice savoring their Stanley Cup win on Monday night, championship-starved fans chanting āWe want the cup.ā Unfortunately for the fans, the cup wasnāt ready for them. The Stanley Cup and [ā¦]
June 18, 2015
Roadbuilding
TRIP: Ohioās roads and bridges face $11.6 billion shortfall for improvements
The Road Improvement Programās (TRIP) recent analysis of Ohioās transportation system finds the state will see an $11.6 billion shortfall in funding for improvements for roads, highways and bridges through 2017. The reportĀ indicates 24 percent of the major locally- and state-maintained urban roads are in poor condition, with 41 percent being in a mediocre or [ā¦]
June 18, 2015
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