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Tag: transportation: Page 320

Biden announces 10,000 stimulus-funded transportation projects underway in all 50 states

Vice President Joe Biden today announced that 10,000 transportation projects are now under way in all 50 states and the District of Columbia thanks to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. “the stimulus.” Projects are considered under way when a contractor has been hired, the project has received official notice to proceed, and […]

March 19, 2010

$17.6 billion ‘jobs bill’ passes Senate, transfers $19.5 billion into Highway Trust Fund

St. Patrick’s Day must be lucky for than the Irish. Looks like the transportation industry is in luck until at least the end of the year. The Senate voted 68-34 on March 17 to pass H.R. 2847, the $17.6 billion “jobs bill” known as the HIRE Act, which extends the current surface transportation law until Dec. 31 […]

March 17, 2010

Senate votes to move ahead with ‘jobs bill’; final vote March 17

The U.S. Senate voted 61 to 30 on March 15 to end debate on the amended version of the “jobs bill” H.R. 2847 and proceed to a final vote on the measure Wednesday, March 17at 9:30 a.m. EDT, according to the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). Six Republicans (Senators Kit Bond – Mo., […]

March 16, 2010

Missouri DOT cancels bid opening…again

Seems like it’s becoming a habit. Last month, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) cancelled its February bid opening and now the state agency is canceling its March bid opening — originally planned for March 26 — because of concerns about federal funding levels. When MoDOT canceled the Feb. 26 bid opening, it announced future bid openings […]

March 11, 2010

NJDOT launches statewide pothole repair campaign

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Acting Commissioner Jim Simpson joined the agency’s road crews on Route 46 in Teterboro today to kick off the springtime pothole repair season. The commissioner is closely monitoring the condition of New Jersey roadways and joined pothole-repair crews on the job to emphasize the importance of this task. “Filling potholes […]

March 11, 2010

ARTBA Foundation launches ‘Hall of Fame’ for transportation innovators

Move over Babe Ruth, Joe Namath and Michael Jordan, there’s a new “Hall of Fame” coming to America that will honor the visionaries and game-changers of the transportation design and construction industry. The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is creating a “Hall of Fame” at The ARTBA Building in Washington, […]

March 4, 2010

Is the Senate’s approval of a highway bill extension a step in the right direction or two steps back?

The Senate passed an extension of the highway bill through the end of December, which seems like it would be a move in the right direction. But that one advancement forward may very well be one move in the right direction but two steps backward. An analysis by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association […]

February 26, 2010

Biting the hand that feeds you

Republicans in Congress are finally getting called out for talking trash about the stimulus bill and then bellying up to the bar for their portion of the roadbuilding funds. The report in Bloomberg today names a lot of names and it’s about time. Now if we could just get the politicians who refuse to support […]

February 25, 2010

Vulcan releases 4th-quarter results

Vulcan Materials Company announced results on Feb. 8 for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31, 2009. For the full press release, including tables and a breakdown of earnings, click here: Vulcan_4Q2009PressRelease. The following are the fourth quarter summary and comparisons with the prior year: · Net earnings from continuing operations were a […]

February 8, 2010

MoDOT has obligated all recovery act funds a month ahead of schedule

JEFFERSON CITY , Mo.– The Missouri Department of Transportation has obligated all of the $524.6 million it received in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for MoDOT administered projects, meeting the required deadline a month ahead of schedule. State departments of transportation are required by ARRA guidelines to obligate (or commit funds to a specific […]

February 8, 2010

AASHTO: Senate may divide finance bill; would extend highway, transit program

Senate leaders are considering a finance bill that would extend highway and transit program authorization until Dec. 31 and a job-creation bill that could include transportation infrastructure funds, the Association of American State Traffic and Highway Officials (AASHTO) News reports. According to the report, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer, D-CA, says […]

February 8, 2010

Missouri receives $31 million for high-speed rail projects

Missouri was awarded $31 million for high-speed rail projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. “the stimulus.” “We are very pleased. This is the best news we could have hoped for given the extreme competition for rail funding,” said Brian Weiler, director of Multimodal Operations at the Missouri Department of Transportation, in […]

January 29, 2010

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