While additional state and federal transportation investments are enabling West Virginia to make needed improvements to its transportation system, the state’s ability to keep pace with growing transportation needs is threatened by a significant increase in inflation of highway construction costs and the reduced purchasing power of motor fuel tax revenues, due to improved vehicle fuel efficiency and the adoption…
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Construction Unemployment Lowest in Six Years
Construction employers added 6,000 workers to payrolls in May as the industry’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent, its lowest May level in six years, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. However, association officials cautioned that gains remain spotty and that thousands of highway construction jobs are at risk because of…
Read MoreGetting into a ‘Boxer’ Match
February 19, 2014 – A new federal transportation funding mechanism is beginning to move forward. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, speaking at a hearing on the Economic Importance of Maintaining Federal Investments in Our Transportation Infrastructure, said, “It is critical for our nation to continue investing in our aging infrastructure. Therefore, preserving the…
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