America’s rural transportation system is in need of repairs and modernization to support economic growth in the nation’s Heartland, which is a critical source of energy, food and fiber. Rural America is home to an aging and increasingly diverse population that is heavily reliant on the quality of its transportation system. This is according to a new report released by…
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AED: Open Up Cuba
June 19, 2017 – There is equipment to be sold. Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) President and CEO Brian P. McGuire advised that any U.S. Cuba policy should continue engagement with the island, as this is vital to the United States’ economic and national-security interests. In 2016, the association led two business delegations to Cuba, allowing dozens of equipment industry leaders…
Read MoreTCC Supports Bipartisan Effort to Address Highway Trust Fund
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) commended the 253 bipartisan members of the House of Representative who joined together to advocate for a long-term solution to the Highway Trust Fund’s structural revenue deficit.
Read MoreManufacturers Urge Lawmakers to Reclaim U.S. Infrastructure Advantage
The Association of Equipment Manufactures (AEM) released The U.S. Infrastructure Advantage, a report that outlines steps lawmakers should take to reclaim the country’s infrastructure advantage. Currently ranked 11th in the world in infrastructure competitiveness, equipment manufacturers believe it is essential to modernize and rebuild America’s core infrastructure network in order to retain the United States’ position as the world’s strongest…
Read MoreThe Tank of Gas is Half-Full
June 1, 2017 – According to Politco’s Morning Transportation, there’s a new chapter in the Trump administration’s ongoing gas tax saga – White House infrastructure adviser Richard LeFrak said that he’s in favor of raising the gas tax. Though, he argued it wouldn’t really be a raise since “you’d be leveling it to where it would have been had they…
Read MoreProgressive Group Calls for $2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment
The Congressional Progressive Caucus called for even greater investment in America’s infrastructure than President Trump’s $1 trillion plan. The group’s plan invests $2 trillion over 10 years, employing 2.5 million Americans in its first year, to rebuild transportation, water, energy and information systems, while massively overhauling the country’s unsafe and inefficient schools, homes and public buildings.
Read MoreTrump Budget Proposal Lays Foundation for Infrastructure Investment
The Trump Administration laid out its vision for a $1 trillion infrastructure package in his budget request, according to The Hill, offering the first real glimpse of the highly anticipated plan.
Read MoreConnecticut Needs Major Improvements to Roads, Bridges
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost Connecticut motorists a total of $6.1 billion statewide annually – as much as $2,378 per driver in some urban areas – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays.
Read MoreNorth Carolina Roads, Bridges Face Serious Investment Shortfall
North Carolina’s current level of transportation funding will not be enough to make needed improvements to the state’s transportation system to accommodate current and future levels of population, travel and economic growth. This is according to a new report by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation organization. Over the next decade, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will have…
Read MoreConservative Groups Draw Line in Sand on Infrastructure
May 11, 2017 – A coalition of conservative groups laid out a wish list for what they want in President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure package – and it could spell trouble for the key White House policy effort. according to The Hill. In a letter sent to the administration and key members of Congress, the organizations fired their opening salvo in the…
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