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Roadbuilding

New stopgap House bill would cut transportation funding by $1 billion

The House Appropriations Committee introduced a new bill on Tuesday to fund the Transportation Department and provide funding to the soon-to-be expiring Highway Trust Fund for fiscal year 2016, according to The Hill. The $55.3 billion bill would provide $40.3 billion to the Highway Trust Fund Act, which is set to expire by the end of […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

FHWA gives $5 million in emergency funds to West Virginia DOT for flood-damaged roads and bridges

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has given the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) $5 million in Emergency Relief Funds for repair work on federal-aid roads and bridges damaged by heavy rains and floods in early March. The state reported significant damage, totaling between $15 million and $65 million, to the highway system in more […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Michigan bridge quality will continue to decline at current funding level reports state transportation council

If funding levels remain at current amounts, Michigan bridge conditions will steadily decline, according to the Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council’s (TAMC) 2014 annual report. The TAMC was created in 2002 to “expand the practice of asset management statewide to enhance the productivity of investing in Michigan’s roads and bridges. Part of the TAMC’s mission […]

April 30, 2015

Roadbuilding

Minnesota gas tax would increase 16 cents a gallon under Senate bill

The Minnesota Senate has approved a bill that would increase the state’s gas tax by 16 cents per gallon and raise vehicle registration fees to provide an estimated $11 billion for transportation project funding by 2025, according to a report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The bill began as House Bill HF4, was approved by […]

April 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

OReGO partners with three businesses to manage accounts, collect road user fees

Three private businesses—Azuga, Sanef and Verizon Telematics—are now “technically certified” to manage Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) OReGO accounts, collect road user fees and deposit them into the State Highway Fund. Created by Oregon Senate Bill 810, OReGO allows ODOT to charge a per-mile fee for volunteer motorists and is the first program of its kind […]

April 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

Washington state will have $1.8 billion backlog of pavement preservation projects by 2025, report finds

In its recent report on Washington’s transportation challenges, The Road Improvement Program says the state needs $2.8 billion for pavement preservation from now until 2025, but that only $1 billion will be available. As a result, the condition of state-maintained roads would decline drastically.   “Making needed improvements to Washington’s transportation system could provide a significant boost to […]

April 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

Illinois DOT launches month-long infrastructure needs listening tour

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has teamed up with the Illinois Capital Development Board (ICDB) to tour the state with a series of listening sessions to gather a list of infrastructure needs to present recommendations to Gov. Bruce Rauner later this year. Updated schedules for the month-long tour are available at www.idot.illinois.gov. “With a […]

April 24, 2015

Roadbuilding

Bipartisan highway bill would tie federal gas tax to inflation, create transportation commission

A bipartisan group of representatives have introduced a long-term bill for funding infrastructure that would tie the gas tax to inflation and create a bipartisan, bicameral Transportation Commission to provide long-term funding of the Highway Trust Fund. The Highway Trust Fund (HTF), which provides the bulk of road and bridge project budgets, will dry up […]

April 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

Paul, Boxer intro bill calling for 6.5% tax on repatriated foreign earnings to fund highway spending

As we near the May 31 funding deadline for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), an expected flurry of proposed legislation to extend funding is popping up, with the latest being a bipartisan proposal from Senators Barbara Boxer (D-California) and Rand Paul (R-Kentucky). Their Invest in Transportation Act, S. 981, would ask for companies to voluntarily […]

April 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

ARTBA Highway Trust Fund campaign urges social media, phone calls, and email efforts to reach Congress

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has launched a digital media campaign designed to “amplify the voices of the transportation design and construction industry” via social media, phone calls, and email to urge Congress to act on the continued funding of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). Two bipartisan bills designed to address HTF […]

April 20, 2015

Roadbuilding

TRB staff members move into technical, strategic initiative roles

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies has moved several staff members into new positions to support its Strategic Initiatives and Technical Activities programs. Mark Norman will become the director of Program Development and Strategic Initiatives. For 15 years he had served as the director of TRB’s Technical Activities Division, a role that Dr. […]

April 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

Water shortage in California the result of 40 years of delusional infrastructure neglect

California’s water shortage looms large in the headlines this spring. What few are talking about, however, is that the shortage is entirely man made. While the shortage is being blamed on global warming, big developers and big agriculture, it’s really the fault of big-headed people with a small vision of the future. These dire circumstances […]

April 7, 2015