Wed May 24, 2017
Trump Team Eyes Public Asset Sales to Pay for Infrastructure
The Trump administration is eyeing plans to encourage the sale of public assets, such as airports and bridges, to help pay for a $1 trillion overhaul of the nation's aging infrastructure, an administration official said Wednesday....
Tue May 23, 2017
President Trump's Fiscal 2018 Budget Provides an Important First Step in Addressing Infrastructure Needs, Setting Spending Priorities
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in reaction to the proposed fiscal year 2018 budget released today by the Trump administration:"While it is tempting to identify specific elements of the President's proposed budget that we like and other elements that cause us concern, the fact is members of Congress will likely continue to exercise their Constitutional responsibility to set the federal budget....
Mon May 22, 2017
Federal Highway Administration Backtracks on Obama-Era “Greenhouse Gas” Tracking Measure
The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) May 19 decision to suspend a controversial Obama Administration proposal requiring the tracking of “greenhouse gas” (GHG) emissions from transportation improvements will help save taxpayer dollars and prevent those projects from additional unnecessary delays, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) says....
Thu May 18, 2017
Governor Cuomo Announces Road and Bridge Construction is Underway Throughout the Southern Tier
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that work is underway on $36 million in road and bridge projects in the Southern Tier. The infrastructure projects complement "Southern Tier Soaring," the region's $3.1 billion investment to support economic and community growth....
Thu May 18, 2017
Canada Responds To NAFTA Announcement
Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland has released a response to the U.S. administration's notification to Congress of its intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)....
Mon May 15, 2017
Saudi Arabia to Invest $40 Billion into U.S. Infrastructure
Saudi Arabia is preparing to cement ties with President Donald Trump by committing to unprecedented investments in the U.S. The kingdom's sovereign wealth fund is set to announce plans to deploy as much as $40 billion into U.S....
Mon May 15, 2017
NYC Mayor Signs Bill Affecting DOT and Construction Safety Operations
Mayor Bill de Blasio today held public hearings for, and signed, fourteen pieces of legislation into lawIntro. 648-A requires landlords to post a record of bedbug infestations in their buildings and provide any tenant signing a lease with bedbug history; Intro....
Fri May 12, 2017
Congressional Leaders to Discuss Highway Trust Fund Fix & Infrastructure Package May 17
Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), Ranking House T & I Committee Member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and House Ways and Means Committee Member Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) will address more than 500 transportation design and construction executives, and labor union officials May 17 during the annual Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Washington Fly-in....
Wed May 10, 2017
Oregon Officials Consider Public Ownership of State Forest
The three officials responsible for Oregon's oldest state forest staked out positions on its future, with two advocating continued public ownership and the third supporting public ownership of its old-growth areas....
Wed May 10, 2017
Montana House Approves Scaled-Down Measure to Boost Road Project Funding
The Montana House of Representatives completed the Legislature's approval of a measure that would raise motor fuel taxes to generate about $30 million a year more for state and local transportation projects....
