Emily Buenzle - Mon February 12, 2018
It's Finally Here: White House Releases Infrastructure Plan Details
The Trump Administration announced the long-anticipated details of his infrastructure plan Feb. 12. The $200 billion proposal promises to prompt a $1.5 trillion investment throughout the next decade, NBC News reported....
Mon February 12, 2018
Notice to Builders Outlines U.S. Plans for Part of Border Wall
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Federal authorities have posted a notice to contractors that they intend to award a contract in May for 3 miles of a segment of border wall in Texas' Rio Grande Valley. The notice posted on a government website says the contract would likely be for 3 miles of wall built on existing river levees along the Rio Grande, which forms the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas....
AEM - Mon February 12, 2018
AEM Poll: 81% Want Congress to Pass Infrastructure Bill in 2018
Americans who watched President Trump's State of the Union Address want action on infrastructure this year — and they want Democrats to help. According to a new poll sponsored by AEM, an overwhelming majority (81 percent) of SOTU viewers said it is important to them that Congress passes an infrastructure bill this year....
Sarah Rankin - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri February 09, 2018
Compromise Coal Ash Bill Would Extend Closure Moratorium
A Virginia Senate panel advanced a measure Feb. 7, that would prevent Dominion Energy from capping its coal ash in place for at least another year while lawmakers study the issue, including recycling options....
Mon February 05, 2018
Trump to Release Infrastructure Plan Feb. 12
President Trump will release his much-anticipated infrastructure plan on Feb. 12, Bloomberg reported. According to a White House official, the plan will include between 30 and 40 pages summarizing President Trump's strategy for creating new investment, consolidating the process for project review and permitting to two years or less and funding projects in the rural U.S., Bloomberg reported....
AASHTO Journal - Tue February 06, 2018
Congress Eyes Stopgap Funding; State DOTs Could Feel Pressure
House Republican leaders have indicated they plan to hold a vote in the coming week to again extend government-wide funding on a stopgap basis, through a new "continuing resolution" that would fund programs through March 22 and head off a potential shutdown as the current CR expire Feb....
Giles Lambertson - Fri February 02, 2018
The State of the Union's Infrastructure
During a State of the Union speech Jan. 30, President Trump formally began his administration's push to build and rebuild the nation's infrastructure — that is, to make our roads and other civil engineered structures “great again.” Easier said than done....
Emily Buenzle - Wed January 31, 2018
Industry Leaders React to Trump's State of the Union Address
President Trump called to Congress to put together a substantial infrastructure bill in his State of the Union address Jan. 30. In his remarks, Trump focused on two key infrastructure areas—rebuilding and speeding up the process for obtaining permits, The Hill reported....
Emily Buenzle - Tue January 23, 2018
Trump Infrastructure Plan Leaked: What You Need to Know
A draft of the Trump administration's infrastructure plan was leaked Jan. 22. The six-page plan reveals details of the administration's proposed efforts to improve the country's infrastructure via transportation, land revitalization and water infrastructure efforts, as well as Veteran's Affairs facilities, The Hill reported....
DAN JOLING - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue January 23, 2018
U.S. Approves Land Exchange for Road Through Alaska Refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke signed a land trade agreement Jan. 22, that could lead to construction of a road through a national wildlife refuge in Alaska, portraying the exchange as a people-versus-wildlife issue....
