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Roadbuilding
Pence, Mnuchin discuss infrastructure investment at summit
Vice President Mike Pence and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin addressed business leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerceās Ā āInvest in America!ā summit on May 18. The twoĀ discussedĀ investing in business and removing burdensome regulations that make it hard for businesses to do their work. In the U.S. Chamber of Commerce video below, (hereās a link if [ā¦]
May 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
ARTBA to host transportation advocate workshop
Transportation advocates will have the chance this summer to learn about how funding increases in several states were achieved. The American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) will host the āNational Workshop for State and Local Transportation Advocatesā on July 16 at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C. The workshop is designed for state [ā¦]
May 26, 2014
Roadbuilding
Pew charts display need for transportation investment
Youāve heard it before, and youāll hear it increasingly more as September draws closer: The highways and infrastructure in the U.S. need greater investment. The current highway bill, MAP-21, will expire in September, and Congress is working to pass a new bill before that expiration date. The Senate Commerce Committee is scheduled this week to [ā¦]
May 5, 2014
Roadbuilding
Michigan DOT examines Ohio roadbuilding in latest āReality Checkā update
In itās latest āReality Checkā video, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) looks at why Ohio roads are in better condition than those in Michigan. The agency began the āReality Checkā video series in March, when it launched the first two videos aimed at debunking common transportation myths. The most recent video ā āWhy canāt [ā¦]
April 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
āIām Stuckā app nears 10,000 downloads, sends more than 1,000 emails to lawmakers
Building Americaās Future (BAF) on Tuesday announced that the āIām Stuckā app it developed has reached nearly 10,000 downloads and has sent more than 1,000 messages to lawmakers urging them to invest in transportation. Marcia Hale, president of BAF, said in a statement that the number of messages sent in just a week should show [ā¦]
August 7, 2013
Roadbuilding
Yo Congress: Transportation infrastructure is a job-creating investment
There is an argument about transportation infrastructure that is not made enoughānot anywhere near enough. It boosts economic choices and economic growth: two major flag waving issues for almost everyone in public life, especially the conservatives. But why do we see so little coverage of the details of how it works? Perhaps because itās a [ā¦]
July 31, 2013
Roadbuilding
āU.S. needs long-term transportation investment, not short-term stimulusā
Political dysfunction and intractable views on government spending of any kind are two major obstacles on Capitol Hill impeding passage of a long-term, robust federal highway and transit reauthorization bill, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President Pete Ruane said Sept. 6 at the Mobility 21 transportation conference in Los Angeles. Ruane observed the [ā¦]
September 7, 2011
Construction Equipment
āU.S. needs long-term transportation investment, not short-term stimulusā
'U.S. needs long-term transportation investment, not short-term stimulus'
September 7, 2011
Roadbuilding
āConsolidate duplicative federal programsā: Duncan at reauthorization hearing
The Highways and Transit Subcommittee began a two-day hearing on March 29 on a pending surface transportation reauthorization and is seeking suggestions from the transportation community on how to streamline and consolidate programs, cut red tape to speed up the infrastructure project approval process, and create jobs through wise investment of limited resources. During the [ā¦]
March 29, 2011
Safety
āConsolidate duplicative federal programsā: Duncan at reauthorization hearing
The Highways and Transit Subcommittee began a two-day hearing on March 29 on a pending surface transportation reauthorization and is seeking suggestions from the transportation community on how to streamline and consolidate programs, cut red tape to speed up the infrastructure project approval process, and create jobs through wise investment of limited resources.
March 29, 2011
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers
The Republican caucus unilaterally rescinded budgetary guarantees that user fees collected for the Highway Trust Fund would be invested in a timely manner and only for transportation improvements.
February 1, 2011
Maintenance
Transportation leaders laud 15-cent gas hike proposal
Leaders from a coalition of transportation interests are lauding a draft proposal released by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. āWe applaud the draft proposal released today [Nov. 11] by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform co-chairs to increase the gas tax by 15 cents to support vital transportation infrastructure improvements. [ā¦]
November 16, 2010
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