transportation funding
Ohio commits $120 million to repair locally owned bridges
The state of Ohio plans to invest $120 million to repair and replace more than 200 county- and city-owned bridges over the next three years, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). ODOT says it reduced overhead costs and improved… Keep Reading
Exploring a federal gas tax increase
Infrastructure proponents have used the 20th anniversary of the last federal gas tax increase, which occurred Oct. 1, 1993, as a platform to generate discussion about the need for another gas tax increase. The last hike raised the federal gas… Keep Reading
Virginia commits $168 million to transportation projects
Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded $168 million worth of transportation projects during a recent meeting. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, construction will soon begin on projects to replace bridges and widen and improve roads in several areas of… Keep Reading
California reaps reward of extra transportation funds
The federal government rewarded California with a near-record $155 million in transportation funding after the state met all of its 2013 transportation project federal deadlines. New York received the second most at $81 million. The federal pool totaled $1.6 billion.… Keep Reading
Case tour to spread awareness about poor US infrastructure
Case Construction Equipment established a partnership with an infrastructure expert to tour the United States and bring awareness to the nation's aging infrastructure. The tour, titled "Dire States: The Drive to Revive America's Ailing Infrastructure," will make stops at Case… Keep Reading
New ARTBA chairman outlines plans for association
Doug Black, president and COO of Oldcastle Inc., was elected 2013-14 chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The election was announced during the association’s national convention Sept. 8-10 in Milwaukee. According to a press release, Black… Keep Reading
House committee exploring federal gas tax increase
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee discussed increasing the federal gas tax during a hearing about the existing shortfall between incoming and outgoing road and transit funding, according to The Hill. The 18.4-cents-per-gallon federal gas tax, which generates about $35… Keep Reading
Texas putting transportation funding decision to voters
The Texas Legislature plans to ask voters to divert money from the state's rainy day fund for transportation purposes, the Associated Press reports. The measure, which the Legislature is expected to approve, would be added as an amendment to the… Keep Reading
Six states to benefit from DOT emergency relief funds
The U.S. Department of Transportation is providing $11.5 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help six states cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters in the… Keep Reading
