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Roadbuilding interests praise new federal water rules, environmental proposal
The Trump administration has issued new rules governing waterways and a proposal to change U.S. environmental regulations that roadbuilding industry advocates say will make regulations clearer and speed up road construction projects. In December, the administration announced proposed updates to implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). And on January 23, the administration issued its […]
January 31, 2020
Roadbuilding
Would dropping BAC to .05 reduce alcohol-related traffic deaths?
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says it has a blueprint to solve the problem of deaths caused by drunken driving, including dropping the minimum legal intoxication level to .05 blood alcohol level. In its new report, “Getting to Zero Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities: A Comprehensive Approach to a Persistent Problem,” the academy also […]
January 23, 2018
Roadbuilding
POLL: Majority of Americans would rather pay tolls than taxes
73 percent of Americans agree that transportation spending is inefficient and most would rather pay for highway repairs with tolls instead of taxes, according to a Reason-Rupe poll. Out of the 1,000 people surveyed, 58 percent say they would rather pay for transportation projects with tolls. Only 32 percent would prefer to pay for the projects […]
August 18, 2014
Business
Obama taps Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as Transportation Secretary
According to a report from our sister site Better Roads, President Barack Obama has tapped Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Anthony Foxx as the next Transportation Secretary. Should the Senate approve of the nomination, Foxx will replace Ray LaHood, who decided to step down from his position near the end of January. LaHood decided to stay […]
April 30, 2013
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They give…they take away
The Associated General Contractors of America just published it’s analysis of the current federal construction budget  and found while there is a lot of new construction money allocated, cuts in other areas are significant as well, including reductions in flood control and heath services construction. Bottom line, the Obama administration is shorting the construction industry […]
January 10, 2010
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