Matthew Daly - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu June 07, 2018
House Backs $3B Bill to Boost Ports, Dams, Harbors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on June 6, approved a nearly $3 billion bill to improve the nation's ports, dams and harbors, protect against floods, restore shorelines and support other water-related projects....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 06, 2018
Large Projects Ready to Begin This Year Due to SB 1
Last year, the California Legislature approved the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 — AKA — SB 1, legislation that modifies how the state's transportation system is funded. The legislative package invests $54 billion over the next decade to fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California and puts more money toward transit and safety....
Central Utah Water Conservancy District - Tue June 05, 2018
Federal Funding Boost to Accelerate Completion of Water Resource Project
Utah's largest and most comprehensive water resource development program is one step closer to completion, due to $15 million in construction funding championed by Rep. Chris Stewart and approved by the U.S....
AASHTO Journal - Tue June 05, 2018
Tariffs Threaten to Push Highway Project Costs Higher
The Trump administration's long-threatened imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada, Mexico and the European Union went into effect at midnight on May 31 – a move that is hiking construction costs for state departments of transportation across the country, especially for steel-intensive bridge projects, while also potentially forcing a redirection of funds away from future endeavors....
The Associated Press - Thu May 31, 2018
United States to Push Steel, Aluminum Tariffs on EU, Canada, Mexico
WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration announced May 31, it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada after failing to win concessions from the American allies. The decision could provoke retaliatory penalties and exacerbate trans-Atlantic and North American trade tensions....
PennDOT - Fri May 25, 2018
Gov. Wolf Announces Funding Increase for Municipal Projects
Gov. Tom Wolf announced the distribution of nearly $489 million in 2018 liquid fuels payments to municipalities through the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to help them maintain local roads and bridges....
Collin County - Tue May 22, 2018
Collin County Voters Will Decide 2018 Bond Program in November
The Collin County Commissioners Court unanimously agreed on May 7, 2018, to hold a $750 million bond election come November to help keep pace with county growth. Transportation authorities have estimated that Collin County will need more than $3 billion in roadway expansion and construction over the next decade to deal with increased traffic and rapidly growing cities and towns....
Tue May 15, 2018
AED Chairwoman Demands Immediate, Bipartisan Action on Infrastructure
On May 15, on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, AED's 2018 Chairwoman Diane Benck of West Side Tractor Sales Co. demanded congressional action to invest in the United States' crumbling infrastructure....
Mon May 14, 2018
Congressman Bob Gibbs Visits Minnich Manufacturing for AEM I Make America Event
Congressman Bob Gibbs visited Mansfield, Ohio, equipment manufacturer Minnich Manufacturing on May 1 to meet with employees and speak about how ongoing policy deliberations in Congress affect local manufacturers....
Bernard Condon – AP Business Writer - Mon May 14, 2018
Kushner Plans to Build Twin-Towers in N.J. Unraveling
NEW YORK (AP) First, Jared Kushner's big plans for a skyscraper in Manhattan fell apart. Now, it's the turn of his major twin-tower project across the river in New Jersey. Plans for a pair of gleaming, 66-story residential towers in Jersey City championed by Kushner when he was CEO of his family company are in danger of collapsing amid a heated exchange of letters and emails with the city....
