Megan Wild - Thu September 08, 2016
BLOG: If Elected, What Would Trump or Clinton Do to Advocate for the Industry?
UPDATE: A look at the third party candidates has been added to this article. The dust has settled, and America finally has its two “major” presidential candidates. They're both historically unpopular, but that doesn't change the fact that even unlikable candidates can do a world of good....
Wed September 07, 2016
Industry Says WRDA, Workforce Are Must-Do Priorities for Returning Congress
As Congress returns to Washington, D.C. following the August recess, Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) has called on lawmakers to finish the job on two of the construction equipment industry's top policy priorities: Carl D....
Wed September 07, 2016
USDOT's FRA Awards Millions in Grants for Positive Train Control Implementation
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $25 million in grants for 11 projects in six states and the District of Columbia to assist in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC)....
Wed September 07, 2016
ARTBA Challenges FHWA Proposal to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) challenged the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) proposal to measure greenhouse gas emissions from new transportation projects.The proposal is part of larger performance measures required under the 2012 “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” (MAP-21) surface transportation reauthorization law....
Wed September 07, 2016
Bridge Work to Begin on Salisbury Bypass
The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) has begun a nearly two-year project to rehabilitate 11 bridges on U.S. 13/U.S. 50 (Salisbury Bypass) in Salisbury, Md....
Tue September 06, 2016
$10M Grant Approved for 'North Avenue Rising' Project
Federal, state and local officials gathered at Coppin State University to celebrate the award of a $10 million federal grant for the North Avenue Rising project in Baltimore City, which is part of the Hogan administration's transformative BaltimoreLink transit improvement plan....
Tue September 06, 2016
2016 Primary Results Confirm Gas Tax Increase Vote Not Politically Toxic
A new analysis of eight states that passed legislation to increase their state motor fuel taxes in 2015 to pay for important new transportation improvements shows that 98 percent of Republican and Democratic lawmakers who supported the bill won their primary races in 2016....
Keith Ridler - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 02, 2016
Plan to Raise Arrowrock Dam Fails Feasibility Study
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Hopes of Idaho officials to increase the height of a Boise River dam to double water storage and also create enough space to handle a 500-year flood ran aground after the project failed a federal feasibility study....
Thu September 01, 2016
Report Asserts FHWA Does Not Properly Account for Preliminary Engineering Funds
A new report by the Office of the Inspector General shows that FHWA does not effectively account for Federal highway and bridge funds used for preliminary engineering, and as a result billions of dollars are missing....
Bruce Finley - The Denver Post - Wed August 31, 2016
Coal Industry Collapse Leaves Mining Towns Unsure
SOMERSET, Colo. (AP) Coal miner Eric Sanchez bolted a grate across the top of a tunnel, 1,000 ft. (305 m) beneath a forest and 7 mi. (11 km) deep into Arch Coal's West Elk Mine. Shiny black rocks fell past his helmet as he secured the tunnel, doing a job that is fast disappearing in Colorado: taking coal from deep inside Earth and sending it off to create electricity....
