The New NSSGA Chairman Talks About The Strategic Plan, Labor, Digitalization And The Best Business Advice He Ever Received. By Mark S. Kuhar Rock Products: As you begin your term as chairman of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), what is the number-one thing you would like to accomplish?We have an incredible opportunity during the first year of…
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TRIP: West Virginia Bridges Worst in Country
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…
Read MoreTRIP: Maryland Motorists Lose $12 Billion Each Year Due to Bad Roads
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost Maryland motorists a total of $12 billion statewide annually – up to $3,464 per driver in some areas – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. A lack of adequate investment in transportation and increasing inflation in construction costs could hamper Maryland’s…
Read MoreKeep Federal Infrastructure Spending Federal
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) – the federal mechanism for funding the building and rebuilding of our roads and bridges – is now heading into its fourth year of funding. IIJA will provide $62 billion in funding for Fiscal Year 2025, an increase of $18.8 billion in formula programs compared to Fiscal Year 2021, the last fiscal year…
Read MoreEagle Materials’ Aggregates, Cement Revenue Declines
Eagle Materials Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 ended Dec. 31, 2024. The company is reporting: Revenue in the Heavy Materials sector, which includes Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, as well as Joint Venture and intersegment Cement revenue, was down 4% to $351.8 million. Heavy Materials operating earnings decreased 20% to $85.4 million. Both declines resulted from…
Read MoreAASHTO Hosts Senate Transportation Leaders
The leaders of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) recently shared their thoughts on key transportation issues ahead for the 119th Congress during the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 2025 Washington Briefing at the Westin DC Downtown Hotel in Washington, D.C., AASHTO reported. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), chair of the EPW committee,…
Read MoreWhite House Rescinds Executive Order That Threatened IIJA Funding
The White House has rescinded an executive order that froze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, and sparked mass confusion across the country. A federal judge had temporarily blocked it. The executive order paused disbursements for the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), threatening ongoing construction projects across the United States. The…
Read MoreVulcan Exec Highlights Infrastructure Needs at House Hearing
Vulcan Materials Co. Vice President, External Affairs and Corporate Communications Janet Kavinoky, a National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) member, testified at the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, the association said. In the “America Builds: Highways to Move People and Freight” hearing, Kavinoky emphasized the importance of a long-term, predictable funding plan for surface transportation…
Read MoreTRIP: Maine Motorists Lost $1.6 Billion Per Year
State and federal transportation funding increases have allowed Maine to move forward with projects to improve the condition, reliability and safety of the state’s transportation system. However, Maine continues to face significant transportation challenges. In order to continue to make needed improvements, the state will require continued, sustained and predictable funding to invest in Maine’s infrastructure, rather than relying on…
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