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According to PennDOT, more than three-quarters of its annual budget is invested in Pennsylvania's 120,000 miles of state and local highways and 32,000 state and local bridges. Photo: Alex Potemkin / iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

DOT launches historic bridge investment program

According to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Bridge Formula Program represents the largest dedicated bridge investment since the construction of the interstate highway system. Keep Reading

Michael Johnson of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association. Photo: NSSGA

How the infrastructure bill finally reached the finish line

Michael Johnson, president and CEO of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, paid P&Q a visit to discuss the nation’s new infrastructure bill, the arduous process of passing it and what’s next. Keep Reading

Will Congress commit $1 trillion toward infrastructure? Photo: iStock.com/kozmoat98

How much ‘infrastructure’ is in Biden’s infrastructure proposal?

Is President Biden's $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan the long-awaited infrastructure victory the industry has been waiting for? Let's explore. Keep Reading

Dodge Data & Analytics' Richard Branch joins Pit & Quarry. Photo: P&Q Staff

Sponsored: The potential impact of Biden’s Build Back Better infrastructure plan

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Is there stomach in Congress for a big 2021 spending plan on infrastructure that would be coming off a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill? Dodge Data & Analytics' Richard Branch weighs in. Keep Reading

Nonbuilding construction starts grew 16 percent in November 2024. Photo: Bim/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Four highway funding questions for AASHTO

Susan Howard of the American Association of State Highway & Transportation Officials (AASHTO) offers insights on the year ahead as it relates to highway funding. Keep Reading

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What to watch in the weeks to come

P&Q will be keeping an eye on a couple of key developments early in 2021, including the aggregate industry's recovery and the prospects of an infrastructure bill. Keep Reading

With five of the nation’s 13 most populous cities residing in Texas, demand for construction materials in the Lone Star State is, not surprisingly, very high. Photo: Art Wager/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

AEM leaders optimistic about a 2021 infrastructure bill

Leaders at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) addressed infrastructure as a 2021 legislative priority during a virtual press briefing Thursday. Keep Reading

With Joe Biden in the White House and tighter margins in the House and Senate, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association leaders expect a more moderate agenda to be pursued. Photo: lucky-photographer/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

What the industry pathway forward looks like in Washington

With the government in transition, leaders at the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association share what they expect in working with the Biden administration and the next Congress. Keep Reading

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Report: Coronavirus relief package to address state DOTs

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association reports that state Departments of Transportation will get some relief in the $900 billion package that congressional leaders settled on Sunday. Keep Reading

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