Michigan’s transportation system faces mounting challenges in the form of deteriorated roads and bridges, a lack of adequate safety features, highway bottlenecks and an inability to fund projects needed to support economic development opportunities in the state. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could improve road and bridge conditions, boost safety, increase roadway efficiency…
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Asphalt Gets Cooler, Greener
Latest NAPA/FHWA Survey Finds Increasing Adoption of Sustainable Practices For Asphalt Pavements. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreFoxx Announces FHWA Grants
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced more than $4 million in grants from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) designed to accelerate innovation in highway project delivery. The funds are intended to help to get roads and bridges repaired and built faster and more efficiently. Additional grants will be announced in coming weeks.
Read MoreCongress Set to Act on Highway Trust Fund Patch
According to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), the House Ways and Means Committee marked up its version of the Highway Trust Fund patch (H.R. 5021) the morning of July 10 with the Senate Finance Committee moving forward in the afternoon on its bill. Senators reached a bipartisan agreement late July 9 allowing that panel to proceed with…
Read MoreRockeries Are in Style
May 17, 2014 – The Federal Highway Administration (FWHA) is touting the benefits of Rockeries in a new publication. FHWA’s Rockery Design and Construction Guidelines (Pub. No. FHWA-CFL/TD-06-006) provides highway designers, inspectors, and contractors with a basis for evaluating existing rockeries and specifying and constructing new ones.
Read MoreHighway Trust Fund Warning
February 3, 2014 – A new analysis by the Associated Equipment Distributor’s (AED) Government Affairs Office based on recent data from the Federal Highway Administration shows the potentially devastating economic impact of the impending collapse of the federal highway program. The Congressional Budget Office reported in July 2013 that, due to inadequate resources in the federal Highway Trust Fund (HTF), Congress “would need…
Read MoreLimestone Cited as Benefit to Green Concrete
By Mark S. Kuhar Adding limestone powder to “green” concrete mixtures – those containing substantial amounts of fly ash, a byproduct of coal-burning power plants – can significantly improve performance, according to researchers from the national Institute for Standards and technology (NIST) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
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