The Trump administration is preparing a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure proposal as part of its push to spur the world’s largest economy back to life, according to people familiar with the plan.
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New House Bill Would Replace FAST Act
June 4, 2020 – The House has released the text of the “Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America” (INVEST in America) Act. The legislation provides $494 billion over five years to make “transformative infrastructure investments in surface and rail transportation.” It would replace the FAST Act. It also: Provides $411 billion over five years out…
Read MoreARTBA Offers Legislative Blueprint for Infrastructure Bill
Members of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) are rolling out a comprehensive legislative blueprint with their vision for the future of the U.S. infrastructure network, with emphasis on expanded investments in the National Highway Freight Network.
Read MoreReforming Taxes and Funding Infrastructure
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the conference report of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act by a vote of 227-203. The U.S. Senate will now begin debate and are expected to vote on passage.
Read MoreNext Generation of Transportation Leaders Press Congress on Highways
Seventeen emerging leaders in the transportation design and construction industry participated in an intensive Washington, D.C., “boot camp” introduction to the federal legislative and regulatory processes, and then went to Capitol Hill to urge their members of Congress to find a permanent revenue fix for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and to fully fund the FAST Act for FY 2018.
Read MoreHouse Subcommittee Examines FAST Act Implementation
A Subcommittee on Highways and Transit hearing examined the implementation of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, with an emphasis on the perspectives of states and local entities and their experiences in carrying out policies set forth in the law.
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.
Read MoreCongress Poised to Stiff State DOTs
Members of Congress are likely to go home and campaign for reelection without giving state Departments of Transportation the stability and ability to plan for infrastructure investments that were promised in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).
Read MoreDOT Awards $800 Million For Infrastructure Projects
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that 18 transportation projects in 15 states have been awarded federal grants through the Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Advancement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) program.
Read MoreGeorgia Associations Advocate for Aggregates
The Georgia Construction Aggregate Association (GCAA) has spent the summer advocating for the industry and bringing lawmakers to local operations, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).
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