highway funding
Evolution Series: Highway funding
Highway funding has been a major political issue throughout the aggregate industry’s history. And for the past 100 years, P&Q has reported on it. Keep Reading
Federal Highway Administration awards grants to seven states
Several million dollars in grants were awarded to seven states to test ways to fund infrastructure projects. Keep Reading
Aggregates advocacy event scheduled for September
NSSGA plans to set up meetings Sept. 12-14 with members of Congress for attendees of the second annual Safety and Health Committee Meetings and Advocacy Fly-In. Keep Reading
100 years of federal highway funds
New and better roads have driven demand for aggregates over the past century. Take a look back at some of the milestone moments that helped to drive the industry. Keep Reading
The latest on highway funding, WOTUS and more
Hal Williford, president of Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. and chairman of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) offered an update on areas of interest to the association at the recent Young Leaders Meeting in Austin, Texas. Highway… Keep Reading
Report offers presidential candidate breakdown on transportation
Are you curious about where the six remaining presidential candidates stand on transportation infrastructure? The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) offers some useful details about the candidates in a report titled "The Presidential Candidates on Transportation." ARTBA constructed… Keep Reading
Martin Marietta anticipates further growth in 2016
Martin Marietta Materials Inc.'s shipments to the infrastructure market increased 5 percent last year. According to the company, which recently released its fourth-quarter and 2015 year-end performance report, the growth reflects state-level funding initiatives that are positively impacting key states… Keep Reading
NSSGA commissions Pit & Quarry contributor for market forecast
S-C Market Analytics, a construction materials forecasting company whose chief economist contributes regularly to Pit & Quarry, produced a report commissioned by the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) about the anticipated impact of the FAST Act on aggregates… Keep Reading
Obama signs 5-year, $305B highway bill into law
President Obama signed the five-year, $305 billion highway bill Friday that Congress passed one day earlier. The bill, called the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, represents the first long-term national transportation spending package since SAFETEA-LU expired in 2009. "This… Keep Reading
