Department of Transportation
ARTBA: US transportation infrastructure market to rebound in 2018
The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is anticipated to rebound slightly next year, following a 2.8 percent drop in 2017, reports ARTBA. Keep Reading
Senate rejects Trump’s proposal to cut transportation funding
A Senate panel rejected President Trump’s effort to eliminate Obama-era transportation grants, as opposed to providing a funding boost for the program. Keep Reading
Report details interstate highway system’s deficiencies
TRIP produced a report detailing how the aging U.S. interstate highway system will increasingly require more long-term, costly repairs. Keep Reading
Why passage of a long-term highway bill is unlikely this year
There goes the industry's chance this year for a long-term highway bill. That was my reaction upon reading earlier this month that the U.S. Department of Transportation updated its Highway Trust Fund ticker and reported that the federal government is… 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
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
Intriguing market opportunity
Reclaimed asphalt pavement is gaining momentum in U.S. Unless you’ve been living under a rock – no pun intended – you know that the reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) market is booming. The RAP concept makes sense. Even at the end… 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
Transportation secretary to promote Obama proposal on four-day tour
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx is embarking on a four-day bus tour starting Feb. 17 to highlight the importance of investing in America’s infrastructure, as well as to encourage Congress to act on a long-term transportation infrastructure bill. According to the… Keep Reading
