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Roadbuilding
Trump infrastructure adviser resigns; President touts plan as job creator
A week after President Donald Trump traveled to Ohio to push his infrastructure plan, the designer of the $200 billion proposal has announced his resignation. D.J. Gribbin, the special assistant to the president for infrastructure, joined the White House in January 2017 and is credited with developing the infrastructure plan, which calls for $200 billion [âŚ]
April 9, 2018
Roadbuilding
ARTBA files to toss out 102-year-old federal rule for purchasing patented road products
A 102-year-old federal procurement rule is stifling the use of products by state and local governments that could make U.S. roads safer, and itâs time for it to be repealed, says the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). To that end, ARTBA filed a petition March 27 with the U.S. Department of Transportation to [âŚ]
March 30, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trump backs 25-cent gas tax hike, but Congress appears reluctant
President Trump is backing a 25-cent federal gas tax increase to help pay for his infrastructure plan. The infrastructure plan calls for an additional $200 billion in funding spread over 10 years. It also seeks to attract $1.3 trillion in state, local and private funding. Trump posed the 25-cent increase February 14 during a meeting [âŚ]
February 19, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trump will donate 4Q 2017 salary to Transportation Department
In a gesture that addresses the nationâs transportation infrastructure woes and helps push his recently released infrastructure plan, President Trump announced that he will donate his fourth-quarter 2017 salary of $100,000 to the U.S. Department of Transportation, CNBC reports. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao will accept the donation and plans to use it for a grant program that [âŚ]
February 15, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trumpâs newly released infrastructure plan draws mixed reviews, including concerns
Industry groups on Monday voiced mixed reviews of President Donald Trumpâs newly released infrastructure plan. They expressed disappointment over the lack of a permanent solution for the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and new worries over the proposed elimination of transportation construction grants. Trump wants to use $200 billion in federal money to generate [âŚ]
February 12, 2018
Roadbuilding
Obama calls for âbipartisan infrastructure plan,â doesnât mention gas tax increase
During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Obama called for Congress to pass a âbipartisan infrastructure plan.â However, Obama never mentioned the possibility of raising the federal gas tax. â21st century businesses need 21st century infrastructure ââ âmodern ports, stronger bridges, faster trains and the fastest Internet. Democrats and Republicans used [âŚ]
January 21, 2015
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