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Senate Committee Unanimously Approves $287B, Five-Year Highway Bill

Updated 7/30/19 Committee approves measure on unanimous vote

Tom Ichniowski

July 30, 2019

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UPDATED 7/30 with committee approval. Measure is silent on how to pay for the increased spending.

Highway Infrastructure

Senate Panel Aims for Highway Bill Vote by August Break

Tom Ichniowski

July 23, 2019

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UPDATE 7/23/19: Environment and Public Works Chairman Barrasso plans Aug. 1 committee vote on five-year bill.

Highway Infrastructure

Eisenhower's 1919 Trip Helped Pave Way for the Interstate

Industry officials see lessons for today

July 3, 2019

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July 7 is 100th anniversary of trek that Eisenhower said helped shape his view of importance of highways.

Transportation Infrastructure

Highway Advocates Push to Cancel $7.6B Federal Funding Rescission

Tom Ichniowski

June 21, 2019

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Key lawmakers, industry groups seek repeal of FAST Act provision.

$220M Access Road Project Bridges Charleston Port's 'Last Mile'

Jim Parsons

June 18, 2019

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A $220-million roadway will improve access to the expanding Port of Charleston

Federal Shutdown

Two State DOTs Delay Highway Bid Lettings, Citing Federal Funding Issues

Tom Ichniowski

January 17, 2019

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Thanks to Trust Fund, highway dollars are available, but a stopgap CR could put newly committed obligations at risk.

Federal Spending

Shutdown Affects Some, But Not All, Infrastructure Programs

Tom Ichniowski

January 3, 2019

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UPDATE: House, now under Democrats' control, passes bills to end shutdown, but White House issues veto threat.

The American Infrastructure

Study Calls for Major Program to Rebuild Interstate Highway System

Report recommends boost in federal motor-fuels tax

Tom Ichniowski

December 6, 2018

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National Academies' report proposes hiking federal and state capital spending by $20 billion to $45 billion per year.

Associations

ARTBA's Ruane to Retire in Oct. after 30 Years as CEO

Tom Ichniowski

June 20, 2018

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In interview, Ruane says search committee will look at internal and external candidates to succeed him.

Highway Infrastructure

US DOT Revamps, Delays FAST Act Grants

Awards for most FY 2017 'INFRA' grants pushed into 2018

Tom Ichniowski

July 12, 2017

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The U.S. Dept. of Transportation is revising a $4.5-billion grant program for highway and other freight-related projects.

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ENR

Sept 16, 2019

As the death toll from the record-setting hurricane mounts in the Bahamas and damage estimates there and in the U.S. head into the billions, industry experts see increasing pressure to address infrastructure resilience.

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