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Tag: Government Accountability Office
Roadbuilding
Federal study on bridge conditions shows improvements made in last 10 years
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shows in its recent study on bridge conditions across the country an overall improvement of bridge conditions since 2005. The agency released the study to the public Nov. 30. The GAO examined data from the Federal Highway Administrationâs National Bridge Inventory covering 2005 through 2014, and found the number of [âŚ]
December 3, 2015
Roadbuilding
Report: Just 6 Percent of 2013 federal-aid funding went into new roads & bridges
States used just under six percent of the contract authority received on construction projects to build new roads or bridges, according to a detailed breakdown of 2013 federal highway funding obligations by the Government Accountability Office. The largest portion of the federal-aid went into the existing system. Out of $41 billion in federal-aid highway contract authority states had [âŚ]
November 17, 2014
Roadbuilding
NHTSA officials could require vehicle-to-vehicle communication in future cars
Manufacturers may soon be required to include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology in all new cars. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials are working to decide whether the technology should be a requirement to help prevent car crashes, ABC News reports. The report notes that a recent study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that [âŚ]
January 2, 2014
Roadbuilding
Financial District
Did your state âdonateâ (give more in fuel and other highway user taxes and fees) to Washington than it got back, or did you state get back more than it gave? PLUS âWe decry the decrepit state of our âcrumblingâ infrastructure, but we have yet to adopt legal rules needed to provide for its ongoing maintenance and repair.
September 1, 2010
Roadbuilding
Financial District
Did your state âdonateâ (give more in fuel and other highway user taxes and fees) to Washington than it got back, or did you state get back more than it gave? PLUS âWe decry the decrepit state of our âcrumblingâ infrastructure, but we have yet to adopt legal rules needed to provide for its ongoing maintenance and repair.
September 1, 2010
Roadbuilding
Financial District
Did your state âdonateâ (give more in fuel and other highway user taxes and fees) to Washington than it got back, or did you state get back more than it gave? PLUS âWe decry the decrepit state of our âcrumblingâ infrastructure, but we have yet to adopt legal rules needed to provide for its ongoing maintenance and repair.
September 1, 2010
Business
Associated Builders and Contractors prevails in project labor agreement dispute
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has been successful in having a mandatory project labor agreement removed from the bidding process for the construction of an Armed Forces Reserve center in Camden, N. J. In response to a bid protest filed with the Government Accountability Office by ABC member Wu & Associates, Inc. of Cherry Hill, [âŚ]
August 26, 2010
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