Recent increases in state and federal transportation funding have allowed Ohio to make needed improvements to the condition, safety and efficiency of the state’s roads and bridges. While this additional funding has been helpful, many needed projects will not proceed due to a lack of available funding and the impact of highway construction inflation. This is according to a new…
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Funding Delays
Dec. 21, 2021 – The Federal Highway Administration noted in a statement on Dec. 15 that it plans to provide $52.5 billion in apportioned funding for fiscal year 2022 to all 50 states and the District of Columbia via the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA signed into law in November. However, states will be unable to receive a significant portion of…
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 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 MoreOklahoma Roads, Bridges Need Added Investment
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost Oklahoma motorists a total of $5 billion statewide annually – $2,175 per driver in the Oklahoma City urban area – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays.
Read MoreTennessee Road Conditions Cost Motorists Billions
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost Tennessee motorists a total of $6 billion statewide annually – as much as $2.019 per driver in some areas – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local and state levels could relieve traffic congestion,…
Read MoreTransportation Funding Wins Big on Election Day
Preliminary Nov. 3 election results show voters in eight states approved 26 of 37 (70 percent) state or local referendums to increase transportation funding, according to an analysis by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s “Transportation Investment Advocacy Center” (ARTBA-TIAC).
Read MoreHouse Passes 2016 Transportation Appropriation
The House of Representatives narrowly passed H.R. 2577, a $55.3 billion fiscal 2016 transportation-housing spending measure, by a vote of 210-216. It provides nearly $40.3 billion from the Highway Trust Fund to be spent on the Federal-aid Highways Program, equal to FY2015.
Read MoreIndustry Invades Washington; Pushes for Transportation Funding
The 2015 Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In was held April 14-15, in Washington, D.C. More than 500 people descended upon the Capitol to urge members of Congress to pass an adequately funded transportation bill. The current temporary extension runs out at the end of May. It was the largest fly-in held to date. Many members of the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association…
Read MoreFunding Bill Stays Status Quo on Transportation
Dec. 12, 2014 – The House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to fund the government through September, and the Senate is expected to pass one within days. Critical to infrastructure advocates is, the new bill earmarks $71 billion for transportation programs, including $40.3 billion in highway funding for states, same as its 2014 level. That is also the 2015 level set…
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