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Now law, $52.4 billion Calif. transportation bill to raise funds through tax increases

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed California’s SB 1, also known as the Road Repair and Accountability act of 2017, which will provide $52.4 billion over 10 years for transportation infrastructure improvements. California lawmakers approved the measure in early April. “Safe and smooth roads make California a better place to live and strengthen our economy,” Brown […]

May 2, 2017

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TRIP: Kansas motorists hit with $2.7 billion in additional costs due to bridge and road conditions

The Road Improvement Program (TRIP) says motorists in Kansas are hit with $2.7 billion each year in additional vehicle operating costs, congestion problems and safety issues due to the condition of bridges and roads in the state. According to its latest state condition report, “Kansas Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State’s Need for Safe, […]

May 2, 2017

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Nebraska creates state DOT by merging 2 departments

Gov. Pete Ricketts has signed into law LB 339, a bill creating the Nebraska Department of Transportation by combining the state’s Department of Aeronautics (NDOA) and Department of Roads (NDOR). Under the new structure, Aeronautics will be a division of the Roads department’s existing hierarchy, with NDOR Director Kyle Schneweis serving as head of the new […]

May 1, 2017

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ARTBA report shows no negative impact on lawmakers who support increased gas taxes

A report by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) shows that legislators who support increased gas taxes are not negatively impacted by voters. TIAC reviewed more than 2,500 state legislators in 16 states in the report, and found that 91 percent of those supporting legislation to raise state […]

May 1, 2017

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Illinois Tollway awards 5 contracts valued at $10.3 million

The Illinois Tollway board of directors approved five contracts for construction and professional engineering services valued at $10.3 million at its April meeting. This brings the yearly total for approved contracts to nearly $107 million, and more than $4.6 billion since the Move Illinois program began in 2012. “The Illinois Tollway’s 15-year Move Illinois capital program is […]

May 1, 2017

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Roadtec named Tennessee Association of Manufacturers 2017 Company of the Year

The Tennessee Association of Manufacturers (TAM) has named Astec subsidiary Roadtec, based in Chattanooga, its 2017 Company of the Year, during the association’s recent Manufacturers Excellence Awards. “We are very proud to have been selected for this prestigious honor, which underscores the Astec Core Values that all of us here live each day,” says John J. […]

April 28, 2017

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Pairing fuel tax increases with big cuts elsewhere, Tenn.’s IMPROVE transportation funding bill becomes law

Tennessee Gov. Bill Halsam has signed into law the “Improving Manufacturing, Public Roads and Opportunities for a Vibrant Economy” (IMPROVE) Act, which increases the state gas tax by 6 cents and the diesel tax by 10 cents per gallon to help provide funding for bridge and road projects across the state. Haslam introduced the measure, […]

April 28, 2017

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Louisiana infrastructure task force releases investment plan circular

The Louisiana Task Force on Transportation Infrastructure Investment has released a circular that highlights statistics on the state’s investment in transportation and how a recommended $700 million in added “recurring revenue” should be invested in transportation infrastructure. Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shaw Wilson and the HNTB Corporation’s John Basilica co-chair the task […]

April 28, 2017

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Case extends deadline for Dire States Equipment Grant for infrastructure projects to May 18

Case CE has extended the deadline for submissions for the Dire States Equipment Grant to May 18. The program will provide one community $25,000 in free equipment to be used on a “critical piece” of infrastructure in that area. Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District received the first Dire States grant last year. The district, […]

April 27, 2017

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Indiana transportation bill increases fuel tax by 10 cents per gallon

Indiana House Bill 1002, which is expected to be signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb today, will raise both gas and diesel taxes by 10 cents per gallon, in addition to implementing a series of vehicle fees to provide roughly $1.2 billion in funding for transportation infrastructure projects. Under the legislation, the gas tax will increase […]

April 27, 2017

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Caltrans awards $9.2 million in grants for sustainable transportation planning

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has awarded $9.2 million in Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants aimed at helping local municipalities add transit, cycling and walking into transportation plans. The department points out the grants are only for planning purposes, and it received 132 applications at a value of roughly $30 million. “Sustainability is important at […]

April 27, 2017

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I-85 bridge collapse: Last of 61 beams set overnight, 5 deck spans placed

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) closed Piedmont Road overnight April 25 to allow contractor C.W. Matthews to set the last of the 61 beams for the I-85 bridge reconstruction project. “This stage of the project represents yet another critical milestone in (GDOT’s) stated goal of reopening I-85 on or before June 15,” the agency […]

April 26, 2017