Dec. 9, 2021 – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) wants the state legislature to suspend the state’s gas tax for half a year. This is a bad idea. It has been put forth before as a method to reduce gas prices, and frankly it is a cynical feel-good move with negative ramifications “up the road.” Gas taxes are used to fix…
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Details of IIJA
Nov. 24, 2021 – Thanks to Charley Rea at the California Construction and Industrial Minerals Association (CalCIMA) for the below Transportation Funding & Policy Information. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made available an enlightening presentation on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The presentation details the $550 billion in new federal infrastructure…
Read MoreAggregates Executives Tout Infrastructure Bill
Rock Products reached out to aggregates industry executives for their take on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
Read MoreButtigieg Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden administration will invest nearly $1 billion in American infrastructure through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grants program. The funding has been awarded to 90 projects in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.
Read MoreIIJA: State by State
Nov. 19, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Transportation released state-by-state fact sheets that highlight how the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will deliver for communities across the country by repairing roads and bridges, improving transportation options, building a national network of chargers to accelerate the adoption of EVs, upgrading our nation’s airports and ports, and much more.
Read MoreHistoric Moment: Infrastructure Bill Signed into Law
President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law at a “boisterous ceremony at the White House,” according to The Hill, sealing a major accomplishment of his first term after weeks of tense negotiations in the House of Representatives.
Read MoreBiden Signs Infrastructure Bill
Nov. 15, 2021 – In a ceremony that took place at the White House today, President Biden signed into law the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that finally passed Congress after months of negotiations. “This bill marks an inflection point for us as a nation,” Biden said. “Things are going to turn around in a big way.” Biden has named…
Read MoreLandrieu to Oversee Implementation of Infrastructure Act
President Biden named Mitch Landrieu senior advisor responsible for coordinating implementation of the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Read MoreThe Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: An Analysis
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), passed Nov. 5, is the most important piece of transportation legislation since the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956. Here are some key highlights about what is included in the legislation and how funding will flow to each state, courtesy of Michele Stanley, the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) vice president of government and regulatory affairs.
Read MoreHill, Nye Tout Infrastructure Bill
Nov. 11, 2021 – I reached out to Tom Hill, chairman and chief executive officer of Vulcan Materials; and Ward Nye, chairman and CEO of Martin Marietta, for their thoughts on the passage of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
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