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How Texas backs its infrastructure like no other
With several of the nation’s largest cities within its borders and a population growing by more than 1,000 a day, the Lone Star State requires a Texas-sized budget to keep up with expanding infrastructure needs. Keep Reading
ARTBA: Transportation infrastructure market to expand in 2020
Total domestic transportation construction and related market activity should reach $300 billion, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Keep Reading
Strong public support for infrastructure investment continues
Voters approved nearly 90 percent of transportation investment ballot measures this year, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association reports. Keep Reading
Nearly $8B in federal highway funds saved
A planned funding cut to the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act was repealed, avoiding the loss of $7.6 billion for critical state highway projects. Keep Reading
The industry returns to Capitol Hill
P&Q participated in the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s annual lobbying event in Washington, D.C. Find out what producers, manufacturers and others spent their time on as they visited with members of Congress. Keep Reading
Highway funding still top of mind in Missouri
There’s no shortage of issues Missouri aggregate producers want to address, but shoring up the state’s highway fund remains priority number one. Keep Reading
NSSGA’s Johnson writes Trump urging action on infrastructure
Michael Johnson, president and CEO of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), reached out to President Trump and congressional leaders encouraging them to take the next steps on a critical industry issue. Keep Reading
Trump, congressional leadership agree on infrastructure bill dollar figure
An infrastructure bill totaling $2 trillion will be pursued, but both sides still need to determine how to pay for improvements to the nation's roads, bridges and more. Keep Reading
Will Congress pass an infrastructure bill in 2019?
NSSGA's Michael Johnson discussed the possibility at the 2019 Pit & Quarry Roundtable & Conference. Keep Reading
