According to new reports released by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation organization, both South Dakota and New Mexico face daunting transportation challenges.
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Construction Spending Dips in January; Rises Year-Over-Year
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during January 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $971.4 billion, 1.1 percent (±1.2 percent) below the revised December estimate of $982.0 billion. The January figure is 1.8 percent (±1.6 percent) above the January 2014 estimate of $954.6 billion.
Read MoreAggregates Production Rose 7 Percent in Fourth Quarter
An estimated 540 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the same period of 2013. The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2014 was 2.17 billion metric tons (Gt), an…
Read MoreMSHA’s January Impact Inspections Target Nonmetal Plants
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced that federal inspectors issued 176 citations, eight orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at 13 coal mines and three metal and nonmetal mines in January.
Read MoreFunding Answer: Variable-Rate Gas Tax?
New research conducted by the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC) has found that 18 states and the District of Columbia are using variable-rate gasoline taxes to generate revenue to help finance highway and bridge improvements.
Read MoreConstruction Equipment Exports Decline
Exports of U.S.-made construction equipment ended 2014 with a 13.2-percent drop compared to 2013, with a total $17.26 billion shipped to global markets.
Read MoreKeystone Pipeline Bill Vetoed
President Barack Obama vetoed a bill approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, leaving the long-debated project in limbo for another indefinite period.
Read MoreBipartisan Group Demands Quick Action on Highway Bill
A majority of both Republicans and Democrats have signed a letter initiated by Reps. Reid Ribble, R-Wisc., Dan Lipinski, D-Ill., and Tom Reed, R-N.Y, to Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urging quick action to develop a long-term sustainable revenue source for maintaining the nation’s roads, highways and bridges. The letter, signed by 285 House members,…
Read MoreJanuary Construction Climbs 9 Percent
The value of new construction starts climbed 9 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $621.0 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The increase for total construction was the result of an especially strong performance by the nonbuilding construction sector, which benefitted from the start of a massive liquefied natural gas terminal facility in Texas.
Read MoreMixed Signals from Nonmetallic Minerals Index
The nonmetallic mineral products industry-leading index decreased 0.3 percent to 239.6 in January from a revised 240.3 in December and its six-month smoothed growth rate declined to 0.9 percent from a revised 2.1 percent in December.
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