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TRIP: Costly to Drive Maryland Roads
As vehicle travel in Maryland returns to near pre-pandemic levels, the state’s congested roads, highways and bottlenecks choke commuting and commerce and cost the state’s drivers a total of $5.8 billion annually – up to $2,465 per driver – in the form of auto and truck delays, wasted fuel and emissions.
Read MoreChevron Road Trip Demonstrates Renewable Gasoline Blend
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corp., kicked off a road trip across the U.S. Gulf Coast to showcase an innovative new gasoline blend with more than 50% renewable content. People from Chevron and Toyota will be driving Toyota’s Tundra, RAV4 and Camry on this road trip with the objective of demonstrating the fuel, which is more than 40%…
Read MoreUnited States Lime & Minerals Reports Revenue Increases
United States Lime & Minerals Inc. reported fourth quarter and full year 2022 revenues of $58.3 million, compared to $46.1 million in the fourth quarter 2021, an increase of $12.2 million, or 26.4%. For the full year 2022, the company’s revenues were $236.2 million, compared to $189.3 million in the full year 2021, an increase of $46.9 million, or 24.8%. …
Read MoreNSSGA Thanks House T&I for Important First Hearing
Jan. 31, 2023 – The House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I ) Committee will hold its first hearing of the 118th Congress on the challenges of infrastructure and the supply chain. “The aggregates and industrial sand industries are the beginning of the building supply chain that sustains our modern way of life,” said the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) Vice President of Government and Regulatory…
Read MoreKansas DOT Head Calls for ‘Cohesive National Transportation Vision’
An effort to draft a “cohesive national transportation vision” for the United States received approval to proceed during the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 2022 Annual Meeting in Orlando.
Read MoreReport: Rural Roads & Bridges Have Significant Deficiencies
America’s rural transportation system is in need of repairs and modernization to support economic growth and improve traffic safety, but the United States faces a $180 billion backlog in funding for needed repairs and improvements, according to a new report released by TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit.
Read MoreRail Traffic Report: Aggregates Carloads Increase
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 28, 2022, as well as volumes for May 2022.
Read MoreTRIP Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Transportation advocates gathered in the nation’s capital in May to celebrate the 50th anniversary of TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit. Delayed by a year due to COVID-19, TRIP is celebrating five decades as the only national organization devoted exclusively to generating news and social media coverage of issues impacting the highway and transportation construction industry.
Read MoreRyba Marine Construction Lands Federal Dredging Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District awarded a $991,500 contract to Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company on April 1 to conduct dredging of the federal navigation channel in Buffalo Harbor.
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