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$1 billion Ky. plan focuses on repairing bridges, paving roads
A new highway plan calls for spending $1 billion over two fiscal years to repair bridges and pavements in Kentucky. The proposal by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet was presented to the state legislature for consideration. The KYTC calls it a “safety first” approach, noting that more than 1,000 bridges in the state are deteriorated and […]
January 26, 2018
Roadbuilding
South Carolina proposes $725 million plan to widen Interstate 27
The South Carolina Department of Transportation wants to upgrade sections of Interstate 26, but it’s not going to be cheap. The department announced proposals for two new widening projects for the interstate—one located in Newberry, Lexington and Richland Counties and the other in Charleston County. The former is estimated to cost more than $241 million, while the […]
January 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
DOT looks to improve crude oil transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation would like to start phasing out old tank cars used transport crude oil by rail, among other measures to improve the safety of crude oil transportation by rail. The DOT proposed a two-year phase-out plan that would primarily focus on discontinuing older model DOT-111 tank cars, long known to be […]
July 28, 2014
Roadbuilding
House Dems could propose highway funding solution involving U.S. multinational corporations
House Democrats are expected to propose a new bill to restrict the ability of U.S. multinational corporations that move their headquarters abroad to lower their tax burden at home, with funding raised by the bill earmarked for transportation infrastructure projects, the Washington Post reports. The bill, supported by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), would raise approximately […]
June 20, 2014
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