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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

Judge rules for North Dakota firm in Las Vegas road project

A federal judge in Nevada has ruled that a disputed Las Vegas highway project should be awarded to a North Dakota company, despite a county commission vote to start the bidding process over again. U.S. District Court Judge Clive Jones issued a ruling granting Fisher Sand and Gravel the $112 million contract to widen a […]

January 20, 2010

Fuzzy funding may mean bad news for highway projects and economy

Although an 18-month extension for SAFETEA-LU is in the works as a temporary measure after the legislation expires Sept. 30, we still have a major problem. First, we need to make sure we make some progress on developing the next surface transportation bill during this extension instead of waiting 18 months and then starting on it. […]

January 15, 2010

All U.S. states, territories commit half of stimulus money ahead of schedule

It looks like the constructoin has its work cut out now that more than half of the highway funds through the stimlus have been obligated. Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that transportation projects funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. the stimulus plan, are in high […]

January 11, 2010

ARTBA Foundation accepting applications for 2010 Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is now accepting applications for the “Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program” for the 2010 academic year. The program provides financial assistance to help the children of highway construction workers killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty pursue post-high school education. The scholarship […]

January 7, 2010

It’s high time we came up with a highway funding solution

It’s no surprise that the Highway Trust Fund, or HTF, is almost insolvent again. We’ve known the time is coming. Last year, we managed to keep it going with the transfer of about $8 billion from the General Trust Fund. But now we’re in trouble again. We’ve been talking about it and writing about […]

January 6, 2010

Children of injured highway workers get scholarships from ARTBA-TDF

Children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive financial assistance for higher education from scholarships announced by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF).Students from Missouri, Iowa, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Georgia, and New York have been named 2009 recipients of the ARTBA-TDF’s Highway Worker Memorial […]

January 6, 2010

Missouri DOT ahead of schedule with stimulus projects

Although stimulus money is available, some states have been scrambling to obligate these funds so they don’t lose them. Looks like the “Show Me” state is showing their plans for the money — and doing so early. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT ) announced today that it has obligated more than 50 percent of […]

January 6, 2010

Eagle watchers causing traffic problems on Idaho 97

The Idaho State Police will be issuing citations to motorists interfering with traffic as they stop to watch migrating bald eagles along Idaho 97. The Idaho Transportation Department warned that birds gather every year along Coeur d’Alene Lake and draw hundreds of human fans to watch them. There are a limited number of parking areas […]

January 6, 2010

Emergency Clean-up of U.S. 64 Rockslide begins; highway closed for at least 8 weeks

Work is now underway to remove a major rockslide along U.S. Highway 64 in Polk County, Tenn., the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced. The agency has awarded a $2.1 million emergency repair contract to Sevierville, Tenn.-based based Charles Blalock and Sons, Inc. The rockslide buried portions of U.S. Highway 64 at about 1 […]

November 16, 2009

And the bridges continue to crumble: Now Tennessee must perform emergency bridge repairs

And the crumbling bridges continue. I thought we finally learned something from the Minnesota I-35W bridge collapse two years ago. But since then, we’ve had the much-publicized closure of the Oakland Bridge and most recently the Bay Bridge. That’s two in California in less than a year. Now, the Tennessee Department of Transportation just announced […]

November 10, 2009

Illinois: Wear your jammies while participating in Tollway meetings

If you want to see where the money is going for more than $6 billion in roadway projects in Illinois, you will now be able to see it online from the comfort of your office or home. Taking the lead from other public agencies, the Illinois Tollway Authority is providing direct access to its monthly […]

November 3, 2009

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