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International Trade

US, Canada To Keep Trying To Reach Lumber Agreement

Obama, Trudeau say negotiators will engage in "intensive" effort to strike deal in the fall

July 15, 2016

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During standstill period ending on Oct. 12, the two sides will refrain from filing trade complaints against each other.

Highways

GAO Recommends Improvements in FHWA Guardrail-Test Oversight

Report says states' conversion to newer test standards has been slow

Tom Ichniowski

July 14, 2016

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Report sees possible threat to independence of crash tests at labs whose parent entity also develops roadside safety equipment.

US DOT Awards $759M in FASTLANE Grants

Jim Parsons

July 13, 2016

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Eighteen highway and freight projects are in line to share $759 million in grants under a new U.S. Dept. of Transportation program that aims to help streamline the movement of vehicles and freight across a range of surface-transportation modes.

FAA Stopgap Freezes Construction Grants at 2016 Level

Tom Ichniowski

July 13, 2016

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A stopgap Federal Aviation Administration authorization has been moving rapidly through Congress, as lawmakers seek to avert a cutoff of new FAA airport construction grants.

US Firm Wins Israel Offshore Gas Contract

Neal Sandler

July 6, 2016

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Houston-based engineer Wood Group Mustang has won the first major contract to develop Israel’s huge Leviathan offshore natural-gas field.

Interstate Turns 60, Foxx Looks Past FAST Act

Pam Hunter McFarland

Tom Ichniowski

July 6, 2016

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As the Interstate Highway System enters its seventh decade, last year’s five-year, $305-billion Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act will provide only a slight funding increase to address the system’s infrastructure needs.

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