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U.S. construction spending ticks up 0.1% in May despite dip in home building
Construction spending in the U.S. saw a slight increase in May and for the second straight month the gains are largely due to increases in government projects. Construction spending rose to $956.1 billion in April, an increase of 0.1 percent from the revised April figure of $955.1 billion. Due to the revision of that figure, what […]
July 1, 2014
Roadbuilding
Obama signs into law first water bill in 7 years
President Barack Obama signed the $12.3 billion Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) into law on Tuesday, marking the first water projects reauthorization in seven years, Politico reports. The House and Senate both passed the bill last month. The legislation cuts $18 billion in projects deemed outdated by the Army Corps of Engineers and […]
June 10, 2014
Roadbuilding
WRRDA cloud and other puns
So Congress has passed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA). What now? Well, now we wait for President Obama to sign the bill. But Politico writer Adam Snider has a couple of other ideas on how to fill that waiting period. Snider briefly brought back #WRRDApuns (initiated last year, shortly after the bill […]
May 30, 2014
Roadbuilding
Senate passes $12.3 billion water infrastructure bill
The Senate on Thursday passed a $12.3 billion water infrastructure bill, The Hill reports. The bill, known as the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA), authorizes funding for water infrastructure projects. The House voted to pass the measure earlier this week. It has been in the works since late 2013. The bill cuts $18 […]
May 22, 2014
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House passes $12.3 billion water infrastructure projects bill
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $12.3 billion water infrastructure reauthorization bill on Tuesday, The Hill reports. The conference version of the bill, dubbed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, would authorize funding for waterway projects, including construction and maintenance. If the Senate passes the bill, it will be the first water […]
May 21, 2014
Roadbuilding
House passes $12.3 billion water resources bill; Senate passage would mark first water reauthorization in 7 years
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $12.3 billion water infrastructure reauthorization bill on Tuesday, The Hill reports. The conference version of the bill, dubbed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) of 2014, would authorize funding for waterway projects, including construction and maintenance. If the Senate passes the bill, it will be the […]
May 20, 2014
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