Tag: Fish and Wildlife Service

Roadbuilding

Fish stops bridge construction in Oklahoma

A stop-work order has been issued on Stepps Ford bridge in Ottawa County, Oklahoma because construction methods might be damaging the habitat of the endangered madtom catfish. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has expressed two major concerns with the construction. First and foremost, the original permit was for a five-span bridge and the current […]

August 1, 2014

Roadbuilding

Government shutdown slows transportation construction projects

American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Pete Ruane met with Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) during a Capitol Hill news conference Tuesday to discuss how the federal government shutdown is impacting transportation projects. The shutdown, which began a week ago, resulted in 18,481 U.S. Department of Transportation […]

October 8, 2013