The Federal Highway Administration released the last highway construction cost inflation data for calendar year 2021, and the 12-month average of the National Highway Cost Construction Index (NHCCI) was 7.3% higher than the 12-month average for calendar year 2020, according to an analysis from the ENO Center. A 7.3% per year sustained cost increase has the potential to be devastating –…
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Freight Bottlenecks a $42 Billion Hidden Cost on U.S. Economy
Freight bottlenecks cost the U.S. economy more than $42 billion in 2019 – a hidden tax on the American people that is only likely to increase as the country fully opens, according to a review of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data.
Read MoreNAPA Touts Success With Recycled Asphalt Pavement
According to the latest industry survey by the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the asphalt industry reclaimed 97 million tons of Recycled Asphalt Pavement (RAP) for future use, saving enough landfill space to fill up the dome of the U.S. Capitol 1,223 times.
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New Tool Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreNew Tool Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment
States leveraged $31 billion in federal funds to advance $66.5 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an interactive tool that for the first time provides the American public and elected officials a clear look at how and where each state invests its transportation tax dollars.
Read MoreHighway Costs Keep Rising
July 22, 2019 – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently posted a first-quarter 2019 value for its National Highway Construction Cost Index (NHCCI), along with revised estimates for the second quarter through fourth quarter 2018. Prices fell 1.6% in the latest quarter, the first decline since the fourth quarter of 2017. But the year-over-year increase in the first quarter of 2019 was…
Read MoreHelp NAPA Track U.S. Use of Recycled Materials, Warm Mix
Every asphalt mix producer in the United States is asked to participate in the National Asphalt Pavement Association’s (NAPA) annual survey on the use of recycled materials and warm-mix asphalt. This survey is conducted by NAPA under a cooperative agreement with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and is an important tool for tracking the use of sustainable practices by the…
Read MoreTrump Nominates Trombino to Head FHWA
President Donald Trump will nominate Paul Trombino III, P.E., to be administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. He is set to transition to the agency from Iowa-based McClure Engineering Co., a nine-office transportation and environmental firm for which he has served as president since January 2017.
Read MoreSurvey Documents Sustainability of Asphalt Pavements
The latest survey of asphalt-pavement mix producers documents the industry’s continued success in improving the sustainability of America’s roads through the incorporation of recycled materials and the use of energy-saving warm-mix asphalt technologies.
Read MoreARTBA Challenges FHWA Greenhouse Gas Proposal
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) challenged the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) proposal to measure greenhouse gas emissions from new transportation projects.
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