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Roadbuilding
Arkansas businessman to chair TRIP in 2015
Don Weaver,  Executive Vice President of Weaver Bailey Contractors in El Paso, Arkansas, has been elected 2015 chairman of the Board of Directors of TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. Weaver-Baily Contractors was founded in 1960 as a specialty general contractor with an emphasis on quality concrete paving. Today, Weaver-Bailey is recognized as the largest main line […]
January 28, 2015
Roadbuilding
AAA, ATA, U.S. Chamber of Commerce urge Congress to pass permanent fix for the Highway Trust Fund
With the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) inching ever so closer to insolvency, organizations are redoubling efforts to ensure Congress is passes a permanent fix, rather than a patch. AAA, the American Trucking Associations, and the U.S Chamber of Commerce submitted a joint letter to Congress Jan. 26 urging members of the 114th Congress to raise […]
January 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Ohio worker’s death creates urgency on inspecting NJ bridges
Aging infrastructure issues are well-known topics across the political landscape, as President Obama alluded to in his recent State of the Union address. Unfortunately, it takes a tragic incident such as the death of an Ohio construction worker in an overpass collapse to really grab the attention of officials. As a direct result of the Ohio […]
January 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
T-WORKS has done wonders for Kansas but more transportation funding still needed
Throughout the recent months Kansas has made progress in improving the conditions of its road and bridge conditions, largely through increased transportation funding provided by the T-WORKS program, which was authorized by the state legislature in 2010. With that said, the state still faces several challenges in addressing traffic safety, state and local road and bridge conditions, and […]
January 7, 2015
Roadbuilding
Arkansas drivers spending $2 billion annually due to deficient roads
Deficient roads and bridges in Arkansas cost local drivers a total of $2 billion statewide annually due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays, according to the latest TRIP report. The report, “Arkansas Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility,” discovered that throughout Arkansas, nearly a third of major […]
January 6, 2015
Roadbuilding
Deteriorating roads cost Michigan drivers nearly $4 billion annually
Michigan drivers won’t be happy to hear that they’re losing $3.8 billion annually in the form of extra vehicle operating costs (VOC) as a result of driving on deteriorated roadways – an average of $539 per driver each year, and as much as $851 per driver in some areas. The extra vehicle operating costs are due […]
December 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
Bad roads cost Massachusetts drivers $8.3 billion a year
Deficient and congested roads and bridges ends up costing Massachusetts drivers a total of $8.3 billion statewide annually, and as much as 1,900 per driver according to the latest TRIP report. Drivers end up paying so much money annually due to several reasons including higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. The report found that approximately […]
October 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
Nearly half of New York roads need work
Nearly half of New York’s locally maintained roads are in need of rehabilitation, preservation or reconstruction, according to the latest TRIP report. Almost one-third of the state’s locally maintained bridges are deficient and in need of corrective maintenance or rehabilitation. Unfortunately, the report finds that that local governments lack the funds to maintain and/or repair roads. […]
October 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
California drivers paying the price for deficient roads and bridges
Deficient roads and bridges in California cost each local driver $2,500 annually, and $44 billion statewide, according to a new report released by TRIP, a Washington, DC based national transportation organization. The high cost is due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. The report finds that 34 percent of major urban roads and highways […]
September 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
Deficient roads cost Alabama drivers $3.1 billion statewide
Deficient, congested and unsafe roadways cost Alabama drivers as much as $1,562 annually, and a total of $3.1 billion statewide, according to a new TRIP report. Roads and bridges in need of improvement are causing higher vehicle operating costs, more traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. The Trip report points out that 15 percent of Alabama’s […]
August 20, 2014
Roadbuilding
Can you believe how much bad roads cost Texas drivers?
Bad road conditions are costing the average Texas driver in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area more than $1700 a year. The report, released by TRIP (a national transportation organization), claims deficient roads, heavy traffic and high operating costs are taking its toll on Texas drivers. The report claims nearly one-fifth of bridges in Texas are in […]
July 24, 2014
Roadbuilding
INFOGRAPHICS: TRIP report reveals America’s rural roads need improvements
America’s rural transportation system is in need of repairs and modernization to lower the number of deficient roads and bridges and crash rates and to improve connectivity and capacity, according to a report released today by transportation research group TRIP. The reports, “Rural Connections: Challenges and Opportunities in America’s Heartland,” looks at the percentages of […]
July 10, 2014
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