Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost California motorists a total of $61 billion annually – a much as $2,995 per driver in some urban areas – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays.
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THUD Bill Provides $49.3 Billion for Critical Highway Infrastructure
The U.S. Senate voted to approve a more than $154 billion “minibus” funding bill – H.R. 6147 – on Aug. 1 by a vote of 92 to 6; a bill that wrapped together four separate spending bills into a single package, including the fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or THUD bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee back on June…
Read MoreWhat About Us?
Aug. 4, 2018 – Then there is this news item. Australia will work with Japan and the United States to invest in infrastructure development and other projects in the Indo-Pacific region. The three countries formed a partnership for that purpose, judging that “more support is needed to enhance peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region,” the Australian government said in a…
Read MoreNational Parks Infrastructure Efforts in Spotlight
Highlighting the need to repair and rebuild our parks, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke spoke at a bipartisan event at the Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument in Washington, D.C. The focus of the event was on fixing and preserving national park infrastructure and the $11.6 billion maintenance backlog currently facing our nation’s 417 national parks.
Read MoreARTBA Economist Looks Ahead; Sees Market Growth
Alison Premo Black, senior vice president and chief economist at the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) presented a webinar on what the construction industry has seen in the first half of 2018 and what to expect as the year rolls on.
Read MoreShuster Offers Legislative Proposal for Infrastructure Spending
House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) released the text of his legislative proposal to increase the quality and stability of U.S. surface transportation and water infrastructure.
Read MoreShuster Poised to Release Infrastructure Bill Framework
July 23, 2018 – There are once again rumblings regarding an infrastructure bill. House Transportation Chairman Bill Shuster told Politico that he will soon release a framework proposal. Shuster said his discussion draft would “cover all the bases in infrastructure” and “deal with all the policy pieces,” including pay-fors. With his retirement looming, Shuster has the added benefit of being able to go…
Read MoreRepeal the California Gas Tax?
July 17, 2018 – Last year in California, legislators enacted a 12-cents-per-gal. gas tax hike to boost funding to repair California’s decaying roads and bridges. But now, Proposition 6, which will be on the ballot in November, seeks to repeal that gas tax. It looks to be an epic clash that crosses ideological boundaries. Read about it here.
Read MoreConstruction Spending Rises; Highway Spending Declines
The U.S. Census Bureau announced that in May 2018, construction spending during May 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,309.5 billion, 0.4 percent (±1.3 percent) above the revised April estimate of $1,304.5 billion.
Read MoreEPA Video Targets Best Practices in Permitting
In support of the Trump administration’s efforts to expedite infrastructure projects, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Smart Sectors program released a video, “Best Practices in Permitting,” highlighting best practices in environmental permitting. The video, which was developed to encourage replication for other permitting projects, features The Boeing Company, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (S.C. DHEC), U.S.…
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