TOP NEWS Granite Construction Sees Construction Materials Increase Construction Materials revenue in the first quarter of 2015 increased 16.8 percent to $41.4 million, compared with $35.5 million last year. America’s Rural Roads In Critical Need of Repair A new report released by TRIP finds that the nation’s rural transportation system is in need of improvements. U.S. Open Played on Reclaimed…
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TRIP Report Details Ohio’s Transportation Challenges
Ohio’s transportation system faces challenges in the form of deteriorated roads and bridges, high rates of rural traffic fatalities, increasingly crowded roads, and insufficient funding to proceed with projects needed to support economic development. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could improve road and bridge conditions, boost safety, increase roadway efficiency and support long-term…
Read MoreAmerica’s Rural Roads In Critical Need of Repair
America’s rural transportation system is in need of repairs and modernization to support economic growth in the nation’s Heartland, which is a critical source of energy, food and fiber and home to an aging and increasingly diverse population that is heavily reliant on the quality of its transportation system. A new report released by The Road Information program (TRIP) evaluates the safety…
Read MoreRoads in State of Washington Need Long-Term Investment
The state of Washington’s transportation system faces mounting challenges in the form of deteriorated roads and bridges, increasingly congested and crowded highways and transit systems, a need for additional roadway safety improvements, and a lack of funding to proceed with numerous needed transportation improvements, threatening the state’s quality of life and economic vitality.
Read MoreMichigan Road, Bridge Conditions Face Huge Decline
Michigan’s transportation system faces mounting challenges in the form of deteriorated roads and bridges, a lack of adequate safety features, highway bottlenecks and an inability to fund projects needed to support economic development opportunities in the state. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could improve road and bridge conditions, boost safety, increase roadway efficiency…
Read MoreTRIP Report Warns that Texas Needs Road Improvements
Transportation improvements are needed to address deficient, crowded or congested roads, highways and bridges in Texas that threaten to stifle the state’s economic growth and development. This is according to a new report released by TRIP, a Washington, DC based national transportation research organization.
Read MoreTRIP: South Dakota, New Mexico Face Challenges
According to new reports released by TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national transportation organization, both South Dakota and New Mexico face daunting transportation challenges.
Read MoreDeficient Roads, Bridges Cost New Jersey $11.8 Billion Annually
Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lacking desirable safety features cost New Jersey motorists a total of $11.8 billion statewide annually – nearly $2,000 per driver – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could relieve traffic congestion, improve road and bridge…
Read MoreDeficient Roadways Costing Los Angeles Area Drivers
Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost California motorists a total of $44 billion statewide annually – nearly $2,500 per driver in the Los Angeles urban area – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could relieve traffic…
Read MoreTRIP Report Targets Texas Road Conditions
Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lack desirable safety features cost Texas motorists a total of $25.1 billion statewide annually – as much as $1,800 per driver in some urban areas – due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could relieve traffic…
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