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USDOT Sec. Chao says red tape, not budget, to blame for road project delays
Federal red tape negatively affected construction projects, and the U.S. Department of Transportation is paying attention. Making infrastructure construction more productive by cutting “red tape” at the federal level remains one of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s overarching goals, according to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao in the AASHTO Journal. The report says that during the […]
March 6, 2019
Roadbuilding
Fuel prices could hit four-year highs this summer
Regular gasoline is predicted to average almost $3.00 which would be the highest average "summer price" for gasoline in four years, AASHTO reports. Details here.
May 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
Road revenue gap worries transportation officials
Despite vehicle miles traveled reaching a record high, collections for the federal Highway Trust Fund have been flat for the last 10 months of the current fiscal year, according to the AASHTO Journal of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The fund, which is composed of federal gas taxes and taxes on […]
September 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oregon DOT seeks account managers for pilot user fee program
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is seeking vendors to run its Road Usage Charge program, AASHTO Journal reports. The voluntary pilot program, which uses a per-mile charge instead of the gas tax, is slated to begin July 1, 2015. The Oregon House and Senate in July 2013 passed a bill that allows the state […]
May 29, 2014
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers: Editor Emeritus
Several states are offering sponsorship opportunities for highways and bridges to private corporations.
January 9, 2013
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that more than $470 million in unobligated earmarks was being released to the states for investment in infrastructure.
October 9, 2012
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that more than $470 million in unobligated earmarks was being released to the states for investment in infrastructure.
October 9, 2012
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that more than $470 million in unobligated earmarks was being released to the states for investment in infrastructure.
October 9, 2012
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that more than $470 million in unobligated earmarks was being released to the states for investment in infrastructure.
October 9, 2012
Construction Equipment
Final Word
Clean up transportation politics with earmarks  By Kirk Landers  While the citizenry and media of the United States focused on election polls and campaign rumors last summer, the U.S. Department of Transportation quietly announced that more than $470 million in unobligated earmark funds was being released to the states for investment in transportation […]
October 4, 2012
Safety
FHWA: State DOTs must ID programs to cut
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sent state transportation departments a notice on Aug. 13 instructing the departments to identify no later than Wednesday, Aug. 25, which federal highway programs they will cut as a result of a $2.2 billion rescission enacted by Congress this month, according to a report in the AASHTO Journal. President Barack […]
August 23, 2010
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House votes to add $521 million to Federal Highway Program
The House of Representatives approved legislation on May 28 that would provide $521 million in additional highway funding, increasing allocations for 37 states, according to the AASHTO Journal. The following is what information appeared in the AASHTO Journal: This provision is contained in a tax-extenders bill, HR 4213, the American Jobs & Closing Tax Loopholes […]
June 16, 2010
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