The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $44.5 million in grant awards for communities in 13 states and Puerto Rico under its Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP). Authorized through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the grants will be used to plan, design and construct projects for connected networks that lead to destinations and make communities safer for…
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AASHTO 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The White House has rescinded an executive order that froze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, and sparked mass confusion across the country.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 MoreARTBA’s Ruane to Retire
Pete Ruane, president and chief executive officer of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), announced he will be retiring from the organization in October after 30 years of service. He is the longest tenured head of the 116-year-old organization. After Ruane’s departure, ARTBA Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer William D. Toohey Jr., a 33-year ARTBA veteran, will serve…
Read MoreAnd Now . . . A Word from Our Founding Fathers
I was taken by a great press release that came from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). They note that on Sept. 17, 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the historic document they had created. ARTBA is using the 228th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution signing to remind Congress that Article One, Section Eight, makes…
Read MoreObama Launches Build America Investment Initiative
President Obama, speaking at the Port of Wilmington in front of the I-495 Bridge in Delaware, announced a new executive action to create the Build America Investment Initiative, a government-wide initiative to increase infrastructure investment and economic growth.
Read MoreSurvey States Case for Infrastructure Investment
Global competitiveness and economic and job growth are all severely imperiled by the United States’ collapsing transportation infrastructure, overwhelming numbers of business leaders say in a survey conducted by Building America’s Future and the U.S. Travel Association.
Read MoreARTBA Program Advocates for Transportation Issues
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the start-up of the Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC), a first-of-its kind, dynamic education program and internet-based information resource. The program is aimed at helping private citizens, legislators, organizations and businesses successfully grow transportation infrastructure resources at the state and local levels through the legislative and ballot initiative processes.
Read MoreNSSGA Unveils Rocks Build America Strategic Plan
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced a bold, new strategic plan for the aggregates industry. Released at NSSGA’s Annual Convention, Rocks Build America sets a new course for the organization to lead the policy debate on rebuilding America’s rapidly deteriorating transportation infrastructure.
Read MoreGetting into a ‘Boxer’ Match
February 19, 2014 – A new federal transportation funding mechanism is beginning to move forward. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, speaking at a hearing on the Economic Importance of Maintaining Federal Investments in Our Transportation Infrastructure, said, “It is critical for our nation to continue investing in our aging infrastructure. Therefore, preserving the…
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