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Slower growth but no recession near, predicts latest cement industry forecast

According to the Portland Cement Association, cement consumption in the U.S. is expected to grow through 2021 at a slow pace. More details on Equipment World.

October 29, 2019

House bill would increase highway funding, grants for roads

With an increase $1.1 billion over this fiscal year to $46.35 billion starting October 1, 2019, the highway funding bill would also reduce funding elsewhere.

July 1, 2019

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TIGER grants refocused by Trump; get $1.5 billion and new name

The TIGER grant program the U.S. Department of Transportation provides to states and local communities for transportation projects has a new focus, more money and a new name. Under the Trump administration, the grants will be known by the acronym BUILD, which stands for Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development. TIGER, formed during the Obama […]

May 1, 2018

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Highway funding rises in new federal spending bill signed by Trump

The new $1.3 trillion federal spending package approved just before a government shutdown deadline boosts funding for highway programs by 8 percent and triples the funding to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER, program, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. The appropriations were passed by the Senate after a late-night […]

March 26, 2018

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Deaths from transportation accidents rise 5% in 2016

2016 was a deadly year for transportation accidents, for road, rail, water and air, with 2,030 more fatalities than in 2015, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. In 2016, a total of 39,339 people died in transportation accidents, up from 37,309, the NTSB reports. Of those, 95 percent of the fatalities occurred on highways. […]

November 27, 2017

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Maine to borrow $105 million for transportation projects

Maine voters approved the issuance of $105 million worth of bonds in the November 7 election to pay for roads and bridges. The borrowing will match about $137 million in federal and other funding. The bulk of the money would be for secondary roads and bridges, and about $20 million would go toward rail, aviation, […]

November 9, 2017

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NYC subway to phase out MetroCards for mobile pay system

New York subway riders will be able to board the system without having to swipe a MetroCard as soon as 2019, under a new plan approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board. The MTA board has approved a contract to phase in a new fare system for bus and rail transit. The MetroCard, in use […]

October 26, 2017

Congress urged to provide long-term, consistent funding for transportation infrastructure

Long-term, consistent revenue is needed for developing a new transportation infrastructure package. That was the message from Patrick McKenna, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, when testifying October 11 before the U.S. House’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. The committee wanted to hear views from transportation stakeholders on improving the country’s infrastructure. McKenna, who […]

October 13, 2017

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Private sector proposals sought for Pa. transportation projects

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is calling on the private sector for innovative transportation projects. PennDOT says it will accept unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector through October 31. “The submission period applies to PennDOT-owned projects and infrastructure,” a PennDOT news release says. “During this period, the private sector can submit proposals […]

October 6, 2017

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Systra buys IBT in effort to reach top-10 of bridge engineering firms

Global mass transit engineering and design firm Systra has acquired San Diego-based International Bridge Technologies in its quest to become a top-10 international bridge specialists, the company says. Before the acquisition, Systra was ranked 14th in the world in bridge engineering. Buying IBT will give Systra bridge design centers in the United States, Canada and […]

September 8, 2017

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Construction underway on first stretch of California’s high-speed rail network

Five months after ground was broken in Fresno, construction on California’s first high-speed rail line began earlier this week. According to a report from the Fresno Bee, crews began work Tuesday in Madera on the first of 16 concrete footings that will form the foundation of a 1,600-foot viaduct over the Fresno River. Expected to be completed […]

June 19, 2015

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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

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