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Martin Marietta adds former transportation secretary to board
Anthony Foxx, who served under President Obama, joins Martin Marietta’s board of directors. Keep Reading
15 states awarded grants for infrastructure projects
Federal grants were awarded for 18 transportation projects. Keep Reading
FAA releases new drone regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones). Keep Reading
Feds push to boost funding for infrastructure projects
As the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate prepare to negotiate a new highway bill, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is pushing lawmakers to boost the funding for infrastructure projects, reports The Hill. Lawmakers are going to conference soon over a multiyear highway-funding… Keep Reading
Report: Presidential veto a possibility for next highway patch
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx indicated President Obama might veto a Highway Trust Fund patch if Congress passes one before the July 31 expiration of federal transportation funding. According to The Hill, Foxx said Obama plans to wait and see what… Keep Reading
EPA, DOT propose fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are jointly proposing standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles that would improve fuel efficiency and cut carbon pollution. According to DOT, the… Keep Reading
Multi-year transportation bill re-sent to Congress
The Obama administration sent an update of the Grow America Act, a six-year, $478 billion highway bill, to Congress. “All over the country, I hear the same account: the need to repair and expand our surface transportation system has never… Keep Reading
Highway funding: Gaining momentum
Legislators are actively formulating plans to shore up the Highway Trust Fund. The aggregates industry has been asking for another multi-year transportation infrastructure bill for years, and talk of one has heated up in recent months in Washington. Here’s a… Keep Reading
Transportation secretary completes tour promoting long-term highway bill
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx completed a four-day bus tour in Washington, D.C., to urge Congress to act on a long-term transportation bill. While traveling through five states – Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia –Foxx visited universities,… Keep Reading
