Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost Alabama motorists a total of $5.3 billion per year – as much as $1,846 per driver in some areas – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays.
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New Mexico Motorists Lose $2.7 Billion Per Year Due to Bad Roads
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost New Mexico drivers a total of $2.7 billion annually – as much as $2,058 per driver in some areas – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays.
Read MoreState of the Union Speech Features Call for Infrastructure Cooperation
During his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump declared “both parties should be able to unite for a great rebuilding of America’s crumbling infrastructure.”
Read MorePoll Shows Strong Bipartisan Support for Broad Infrastructure Initiative
While a new national poll shows only 43 percent of likely voters support using federal dollars to build “a wall or physical barrier along parts of our southern border to make it harder for people to enter our country illegally,” almost 90 percent believe “the Democratic leadership and President Trump should work together during 2019 to pass legislation that would…
Read MoreFederal Shutdown Impacting Project Planning for State DOTs
As the partial shutdown of the federal government over border wall funding stretches past 20 days, some state departments of transportation are beginning to curtail planning for new projects while several mass transit systems are scrambling as many rely on federal grants for both operating revenues and capital funding, according to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).
Read MoreTransportation Construction Forecast
The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is expected to grow 4.2 percent in 2019, according to the annual economic forecast released Dec. 5, 2018, by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).
Read MoreARTBA: Transportation Market to Grow 4.2 Percent
The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is expected to grow 4.2 percent in 2019, according to the annual economic forecast released Dec. 5 by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).
Read MoreNew TRIP Report Highlights Deteriorated New York Infrastructure
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost New York drivers $24.8 billion per year – as much as $2,768 per driver – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays.
Read MoreVoters Approve Transportation Investment at the Ballot Box
In the midterm elections, voters in 31 states once again showed their support for transportation infrastructure investments, approving 272, or 79 percent, of 346 state and local ballot measures. In total, the approved initiatives are expected to generate over $30 billion in one-time and recurring revenue, according to the analysis conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation…
Read MoreMidterm Elections Highlighted by Change, Possibility
The results of the midterm elections are in, and significant changes are coming to Congress, especially to the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).
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