Tag: president obama

Roadbuilding

Builders chosen for longest cable-stayed main span in N. America

Construction, architectural and financial firms are tasked to build the Gordie Howe Int'l Bridge. See what the builders are up against on Equipment World.

July 9, 2018

Roadbuilding

Obama issues federal climate change guidance opponents fear will add delays to road, bridge projects

Earlier this week, the Obama administration issued the final emissions and climate change guidance that broadens the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), requiring agencies to analyze what the impact of activities that require federal permits might be, not just on the environment, but also on “projected direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions,” the Washington Times reports. The White […]

August 12, 2016

Safety

House subcommittee approves bill cutting OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH funding

The House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee met July 7 to mark up the text of a draft bill released by the House Appropriations Committee for FY 2017. According to a report from Safety + Health, the bill’s proposed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) budget of $534.4 million would be approximately 3.3 […]

July 13, 2016

Business

With increase in extreme weather, construction industry partners with Obama to work on more resilient building codes

Citing research linking climate change with an increase in extreme weather occurrences and the likelihood of further increases in the future, President Obama recently hosted government agencies and private groups at the White House for a Conference on Resilient Building Codes. The conference, and the declaration of May as National Building Safety Month, occurred as the […]

May 13, 2016

Safety

House subcommittee proposes funding cuts for OSHA and MSHA

An appropriations subcommittee in the House of Representatives has proposed cuts for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mining Safety and Health Administration. The proposal to decrease funding came as the House Labor, Health and Human services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee shot down a proposal from President Barack Obama to boost the […]

July 2, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ohio worker’s death creates urgency on inspecting NJ bridges

Aging infrastructure issues are well-known topics across the political landscape, as President Obama alluded to in his recent State of the Union address. Unfortunately, it takes a tragic incident such as the death of an Ohio construction worker in an overpass collapse to really grab the attention of officials. As a direct result of the Ohio […]

January 26, 2015

Roadbuilding

Polls show states do not support gas tax increase

A trio of state polls show voters in states such as Georgia, New Jersey and Utah do not support gas tax hike to pay for transportation infrastructure, according to The Hill. The results of the surveys come at a time when lawmakers are flirting with the idea of raising the 18.4 cent gas tax for the […]

January 22, 2015

Roadbuilding

ARTBA and Building America’s Future respond to Obama’s State of the Union address

President Obama called for Congress to pass a “bipartisan infrastructure plan” during his Sate of the Union address on Tuesday night which has led to reaction from the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), as well as Building America’s Future co-chairs Ray LaHood and Ed Rendell. ARTBA President and CEO Pete Ruane released the […]

January 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

Obama calls for ‘bipartisan infrastructure plan,’ doesn’t mention gas tax increase

During his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Obama called for Congress to pass a “bipartisan infrastructure plan.” However, Obama never mentioned the possibility of raising the federal gas tax. “21st century businesses need 21st century infrastructure  —  modern ports, stronger bridges, faster trains and the fastest Internet. Democrats and Republicans used […]

January 21, 2015

Business

Obama urges Congress to focus on improving infrastructure rather than Keystone XL in State of the Union

President Barack Obama in his sixth State of the Union address made little mention of issues related directly to construction and transportation, which has in years past come in the form of the president pushing Congress to do more to fund highways and other transportation infrastructure. Unlike recent years, however, the president only briefly addressed transportation infrastructure […]

January 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

H.R. 83 prevents weight limit change on Mississippi Interstate

President Obama has signed a bill into law that included a section regarding weight limits for U.S. Route 78 in Mississippi. The 2015 Fiscal Year Omnibus Appropriation Bill (H.R. 83) passed by Congress ensures the previous weight limit for harvest permitted loads of 84,000 pounds will not be changed by the new interstate designation and […]

December 22, 2014

Roadbuilding

President Obama calls America’s transportation infrastructure ’embarrassing’

President Obama is embarrassed by the current state of America’s transportation infrastructure and he made no bones about it while talking to corporate leaders. “I’d much rather have our problems than China’s problems. That I’m confident about. On the other hand, the one thing I will say is if they need to build some stuff, […]

December 3, 2014