President Trump praised President Eisenhower for building the last “truly great” national infrastructure program in an address to a joint session of Congress. “The time has come for a new program of national rebuilding,” he said, and asked Congress to approve legislation that produces a $1 trillion investment in infrastructure, financed through public and private capital.
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ARTBA Urges House Committee to Reform Clean Air Act
Citing federal government data showing a significant reduction in air pollutants since 1990 at the same time the U.S. economy continued to grow, vehicle miles traveled jumped significantly, and energy use increased, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) called on Congress to overhaul the method by which the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) sets National Ambient Air Quality…
Read MoreTRIP Report Sounds Alarm on Condition of Alabama Roads
The Road Information Program (TRIP) released its latest state report, this one on the state of roads and bridges in Alabama. “As Alabama works to build and enhance a thriving, growing and dynamic state, it will be critical that it is able to address the state’s most significant transportation issues by providing a 21st century network of roads, highways, bridges…
Read MoreShuster: Infrastructure Package Not on Fast Track
Feb. 15, 2017 – House Transportation Committee Chairman Bill Shuster recently delivered a message that’s already becoming clear to the transportation world: A big legislative package to fund infrastructure isn’t going to happen right away. “You’re not going to see an infrastructure [bill] in the next month or two,” Shuster said at a National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners meeting.…
Read MoreChao Confirmed as Transportation Secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation by a vote of 93-6. Secretary Chao has a long history with the aggregates industry. She served as Deputy Transportation Secretary from 1989 to 1991 under President George H.W. Bush and as Secretary of Labor with oversight of MSHA from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. She recently…
Read MoreNSSGA’s Johnson Pens Letter to Trump
National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) President and CEO Michael W. Johnson penned a letter to incoming President Donald Trump. It reads:
Read MoreGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Shipping Called Vital to Infrastructure
In a speech in Toronto, Canada, new Chamber of Marine Commerce President Bruce Burrows called the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway a vital engine of sustainable growth that would benefit from increased infrastructure spending in Canada and the U.S.
Read MoreARTBA Outlines Regulatory Reforms to Help Transportation
More than 20 federal regulations and other policy actions are affecting, and in some cases, hindering the ability to complete transportation improvement projects efficiently, safely, in a timely manner and in the best interests of U.S. taxpayers, according to a comprehensive new report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).
Read MoreLaHood, Rendell Affirm Need for Long-Term Infrastructure Plan
Former Transportation Secretary and Rep. Ray LaHood (R-Ill.) and former Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Pa.), wrote a letter staking out the position of the organization Building America’s Future with regard to future transportation funding. The letter was sent to President-elect Donald Trump.
Read MoreARTBA Forecast: Modest Growth in Transportation Construction
Total transportation construction and related market activity is expected to grow 1.3 percent in 2017, driven largely by increases in highway and bridge private construction activity supporting residential and commercial developments, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) chief economist, Dr. Alison Premo Black.
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