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Roadbuilding
USDOT announces availability of $900 million in BUILD grant funds
BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants program has $900 million in discretionary grant funding for the infrastructure projects. Details on Equipment Wolrd.
April 26, 2019
Roadbuilding
Conn. governor looks to private investors for electronic highway tolls
Lacking federal help, one U.S. governor is moving ahead to help drum up private funds for needed road maintenance and improvement projects. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said this week that he is exploring bringing in private investment to help pay for constructing electronic highway tolls through a partnership with the state, the Hartfield Courant reports. [ā¦]
March 12, 2019
Roadbuilding
ACPA: āStrongā concrete pavement rebound to continue; new optimism from proposed Interstate renewal program
President and CEO of American Concrete Pavement Association says 2018 was the start of a strong rebound for the concrete pavement market. Learn more here.
January 22, 2019
Roadbuilding
Incoming House transportation cmte. chief urging White House to back more funding for U.S. roads, bridges
U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee head is urging the White House to support funding the improving the U.S. roads, bridges and airports.
January 9, 2019
Roadbuilding
Highway Materials Group voices support for Shusterās draft infrastructure bill
Highway Materials Group released a statement of support for the infrastructure draft that was recently introduced by Bill Shuster. More on Equipment World.
July 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
AEM, equipment industry leaders head to D.C. to demand infrastructure bill
AEM, along with the NAPA and NSSGA, increase advocacy during national Infrastructure Week to help bring a transformative infrastructure bill to fruition.
May 14, 2018
Roadbuilding
At least 102 dangerous bridges closed in Miss. āstate of emergencyā
Mississippi officials ordered the shutdown of 102 locally owned bridges last week after federal transportation officials warned that if dangerous bridges were not closed immediately, the state could lose access to federal funds for infrastructure. The National Bridge Inspection Standards and the Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction had earlier judged the bridges [ā¦]
April 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Font designed for easier readability on roadway signs is reinstated, two years after FHWA prohibited it
A font designed for easy reading on state highway traffic signs has been reinstated following the passage of the federal omnibus bill, according to the American Traffic Safety Services Association. Thereās been back and forth on whether this font should be used, and the federal government has changed its own course over the letter style [ā¦]
April 11, 2018
Roadbuilding
NCAT conference discussing asphalt pavement design, construction, technologies and maintenance
In Alabama, the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) at Auburn University is hosting a major conference where experts share their knowledge of research on asphalt technology. Held every three years, the Test Track conference is a forum to present research findings from the previous cycle of accelerated pavement testing. During the two-and-a-half day program [ā¦]
March 27, 2018
Roadbuilding
Highway funding rises in new federal spending bill signed by Trump
The new $1.3 trillion federal spending package approved just before a government shutdown deadline boosts funding for highway programs by 8 percent and triples the funding to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, program, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The appropriations were passed by the Senate after a late-night [ā¦]
March 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
Proposal to bring back tolls in Conn. fuels debate amid funding shortfall for highway projects
With Connecticut poised to delay major highway projects due to a funding shortfall, lawmakers grilled the state transportation commissioner at a public hearing this week on a proposal to bring back tolls to Connecticut roads, a local television station reports. Questions about where the tolls would go, how much revenue they would generate and [ā¦]
March 20, 2018
Roadbuilding
āDozer Daveā from TVās Gold Rush, signs asphalt slab funding petition at World of Asphalt
Dave Turin, āDozer Daveā from the hit TV show Gold Rush, offered his support for infrastructure funding by signing an asphalt slab petition at the World of Asphalt and AGG1 show last week in Houston. āMy heart and my passion is building roads. I grew up building roads and my family still builds roads,ā Turin [ā¦]
March 12, 2018
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