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Roadbuilding
Pennsylvania DOT co-hosts high friction surface treatment demonstration
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) highlighted the effectiveness of high friction surface treatments (HFST) in speedy application and improving friction qualities of pavements during a recent demonstration in North Cornwall Township. HFST involves using long lasting and water-resistant aggregates to increase tire āgripā on pavements to minimize slippage and improve stopping time in wet [ā¦]
May 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
ARTBA, APTA aim Highway Trust Fund ad campaign at legislative leaders
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) are running 30-second radio ad spots aimed at legislative leaders urging them to āstop playing games with the federal transportation funding and find a permanent solution for the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF).ā The associations say the ads are running [ā¦]
May 11, 2015
Roadbuilding
GOP wonāt tackle transportation funding before trade deal
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) wants Congress to make the looming expiration of transportation funding a top priority, but some Republican Senators want to move the issue to the wayside until a trade deal is secured. Reid threatened on Monday to block the legislation to give President Barack Obama the authority to fast-track international [ā¦]
May 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Three highway funding bills fail within one week in the Colorado Legislature
Potential funding for Colorado roads went three up and three down in the Legislature this week. The failure of all three bills leaves the stateās roads without any extra help from legislators next year, the Colorado Business Journal reported. The funding failures began Monday as the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted Senate [ā¦]
May 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Missouri DOT cuts planned highway, bridge projects by 30% over next 5 years
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has released for public review its draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for fiscal years 2016-2020. The plan outlines state and regional transportation projects planned during the period of July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020. Due to the scheduled drop in MoDOTās construction budget, from $596 million in [ā¦]
May 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Budget resolution calls for large reduction in transportation funding
The Senate and House of Representatives passed a joint budget resolution on Tuesday that calls for massive cuts in transportation funding. The budget resolution proposes a 22-percent decrease in transportation funding, according toĀ theĀ National Journal. But the joint resolution is not set in stone and isnāt yet law. It sets the goals Congress will try to [ā¦]
May 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
GOPās Fischer: Short-term highway funding fix is āvery likelyā
The deadline for Congress to act on transportation funding is looming closer each day, but a Republican senator eased some concerns Tuesday. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb) said at the start of a Senate hearing on the matter that she thought that an extension of federal road funding is āhighly likely.ā The current Highway Trust Fund [ā¦]
May 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
Michigan voters reject sales tax increase for road improvements (UPDATED)
Michigan voters overwhelmingly rejected Tuesday a constitutional amendment that would have raised the stateās sales tax and increased gas prices to improve roadways. Proposal 1 was voted down 80-20, as just 351,000 residents voted in favor against 1.4 million voting no with just 20 percent turnoutĀ according to the Detroit Free Press. The Lansing State JournalĀ reportsĀ Proposal [ā¦]
May 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Missouri officials call for a raise in the state gas tax
The Missouri Senate passed a bill Thursday to raise the stateās gas tax 1.5 cents a gallon in order to raise money to fix the declining infrastructure. According to a report from theĀ Kansas City Star,Ā an earlier proposal to raise the tax by two cents had stalled. State and local officials gathered at the Broadway Bridge [ā¦]
May 5, 2015
Roadbuilding
Poor road and bridge conditions cost Missouri motorists $4.5 billion a year
Missouri motorists are being hit with $4.5 billion a year in costs related to poor road and bridge conditions as well congestion and poor safety features, according to a recent report from The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). This equates to a range of roughly $1,100 to $1,500 per motorist, the group says, in expenses from [ā¦]
May 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
Poll shows most voters would support gas tax hike for roadwork
Well more thanĀ two-thirds of voters would be willing to more at the pump if it meant the money was going to pay for road construction, according to a poll from the Mineta Transportation Institute. About 71 percent of the voters polled said they would support at 10-cent gas hike if the money were spent on [ā¦]
May 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
South Carolina Senate panel packages gas tax boost with several other fee increases for transportation funding
A Senate panel in South Carolina passed a bill to raise the stateās gas tax 12 cents in an effort to raise money for road repairs, The State reported. The Senate Finance Committee passed the plan 14-8 to raise about $800 million dollars for road construction. The plan replaces a 10-cent gas tax hike for [ā¦]
May 1, 2015
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