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Roadbuilding
AASHTO sets legislative action agenda for 2017
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has set its 2017 legislative action agenda, which aims to prod the Trump administration and Congress to create a “sustainable and long-term funding stream for transportation investment” as one of its goals. “AASHTO has been engaging in a robust dialogue with both the new presidential […]
February 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oklahoma governor submits $1.3 billion infrastructure wish list as part of NGA submission
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin submitted a list of seven infrastructure projects estimated at $1.3 billion as part of the compilation of project requests from across the country sent to the Trump administration by the National Governors Association (NGA). A report by McClatchy lists four of the seven projects being interstate and highway reconstruction or expansion […]
February 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
N.C. ranks 8th in nation for bad bridges, infrastructure funding needed
North Carolina is ranked as the 8th worst state in the country for bad bridges, with 17 percent listed as functionally obsolete and another 12 percent considered structurally deficient, and many of them are in the Charlotte area. With thousands of bridges needing repair or replacement, lawmakers are trying to figure out how to pay for […]
February 3, 2017
Roadbuilding
Trump administration prioritizes 50 infrastructure projects valued at $137.5 billion
A preliminary list of the Trump administrations priority infrastructure projects, obtained by the Kansas City Star and The News Tribune, outlines 50 projects valued at $137.5 billion. The document, available here, indicates these projects would be funded equally by private and public investment and would directly create 193, 350 job years and indirectly create 241,700 job […]
January 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
ARTBA report identifies regulatory reforms seen as key to Trump administration
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has released a report identifying 20 federal policies and regulations it sees as key for the incoming Trump administration to address in coming years. The association says some of these are “hindering the ability to complete transportation improvement projects efficiently, safely, in a timely manner and in […]
January 18, 2017
Business
Trump to nominate fast food exec Puzder as Labor Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump continues to choose cabinet members for his administration and recently announced plans to nominate Andrew Puzder, 66, as Secretary of Labor, The New York Times reports. Puzder is the CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc., the company that owns the Hardees and Carl’s Jr. fast food franchises. He  has been an outspoken critic of the Obama […]
December 14, 2016
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