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Roadbuilding
Construction groups seek more transportation funding as shutdown looms
Construction groups are calling on a divided Congress to boost funding for roads, bridges and transit to offset state revenue drops due to the pandemic.
December 9, 2020
Roadbuilding
Ad campaign aims to keep pressure on Congress, Trump administration to act on HTF, transportation infrastructure package
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) and U.S. Chamber of Commerce-led Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM) coalition transportation construction industry and business community have joined together to launch an ad campaign to keep pressure on Congress and the Trump administration for action on a permanent Highway Trust Fund (HTF) fix and a new transportation infrastructure package [âŚ]
July 5, 2019
Roadbuilding
Ad campaign calls on Congress to act on transportation infrastructure funding package
The Transportation Construction Coalition and Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition developed a new ad campaign that urges Congress and the Trump administration to act now to develop and pass a robust transportation infrastructure funding package and provide a permanent fix for the Highway Trust Fund, according to a release from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The ad [âŚ]
March 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
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. Houseâs Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. The committee wanted to hear views from transportation stakeholders on improving the countryâs infrastructure. McKenna, who [âŚ]
October 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
TCC applauds bipartisan congressional letter supporting long-term transportation bill, Highway Trust Fund
Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) leadership called a recent bipartisan letter from nearly 300 House of Representatives members calling for action on funding transportation improvements a âbroad consensusâ that a long-term highway and transit bill is a âtop priorityâ and that there is âoverwhelming bipartisan support for legislative action.â The letter, sent Feb. 11 to House Speaker John Boehner and Minority [âŚ]
February 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Alerting Congress: Most jobs created by transportation investment occur in non-construction sectors
If Congress somehow lacks the motivation needed to agree on a long-term Highway Trust Fund, a new report from IHS Inc., a leading global source of critical information and insight, may lead to some more serious discussions. âCongress has decided to leave town and leave behind a gaping policy hole that needs to be filled,â said [âŚ]
December 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
Dear Congress: Letâs avoid another HTF crisis
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) is urging Congress to pass a new long-term surface transportation measure as soon as possible. TCC says failing to do so will lead to another self-imposed funding crisis would undermine vital road, highway and transit repairs. âWe worked hard to build broad consensus within a deeply-divided Congress for investing in [âŚ]
October 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
Transportation advocates push for highway funding this week
Transportation advocates are flying to Washington, D.C. from all over the country to meet with lawmakers and discuss highway funding at the Transportation Construction Coalitionâs (TCC) 2014 Legislative Fly-In on Tuesday and Wednesday. This yearâs theme, âThe Time is Now: Fix the Highway Trust Fund,â urges legislators to find a solution before the Highway Trust Fund [âŚ]
June 9, 2014
Roadbuilding
How to earn $500 to attend the TCC Fly-In
The current surface transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) expires on September 30, and the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) is almost bankrupt. To help garner support for ensuring the HTF does not become insolvent, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is offering a $500 travel incentive to attend the upcoming [âŚ]
May 14, 2014
Business
Contractors urged to send hardhats to their Congressmen in campaign to fix Highway Trust Fund
A group of associations and labor unions is working to alert Congress to the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)âthe main source of highway infrastructure funding, which could run out as early as August. The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC)âan alliance of 29 associations and labor unions focused on federal funding and surface transportation program policy [âŚ]
March 14, 2014
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TCCâs âHardhats for Highwaysâ campaign urges Congress to fix Highway Trust Fund
A group of associations and labor unions is working to alert Congress to the looming insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) â the main source of highway infrastructure funding, which could run out as early as August. The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) â an alliance of 29 associations and labor unions focused on federal [âŚ]
March 13, 2014
Business
A pros-and-cons overview of available options for funding transportation infrastructure
The partial collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River near Seattle has put a big and bright spotlight on the need for more funding for transportation and infrastructure needs in this country. Now attention turns to the lawmakers tasked with figuring it out. During a meeting in Washington, D.C. of the Transportation [âŚ]
June 10, 2013
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