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TIGER grant request, at $10.2 billion, surpasses available funding

- April 2012

An "overwhelming demand" for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants has far surpassed available funding, with applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation for TIGER 2012 grants totaling ...

Truck sales tax repeal legislation introduced

- April 2012

Representative Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) introduced H.R. 4321, legislation to repeal the retail sales excise tax on heavy trucks and replace the revenue with a small increase in the diesel fuel ...

Federal court rules against EPA in wetlands case, calling agency’s actions ‘illogical, impractical’

- March 2012

A federal court has ruled against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) saying the agency overstepped its authority by revoking a valid wetlands permit from a West Virginia mining operation. This ...

Granite JV with Yaquina River Contractors receives Notice of Default

- March 2012

Granite Construction Inc.'s joint venture with Yaquina River Contractors (YRC) received a Notice of Default from the Oregon Department of ...

Daimler recalling Freightliner, Western Star trucks

- March 2012

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 103,000 of its Class 8 trucks manufactured between 2006 and this year.

National Lime and Stone announces organizational changes

- March 2012

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FINDLAY, Ohio, March 6 — The organizational structure of the National Lime and Stone Co. has been changed to meet the challenges of increased market complexity and support the ...

U.S. Supreme Court refused to widen the scope of the federal Clean Water Act

- February 2012

All nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and refused to widen the scope of the federal Clean Water Act ...

TRIP report: U.S. transportation system insufficent to meet mobility, safety needs of older drivers

- February 2012

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As the Baby Boom Generation begins to turn 65, the number of older Americans and their share of the overall population will swell dramatically. But, according to a new report, ...

AGC: Construction material prices rise moderately

- February 2012

The cost of construction materials is showing signs of accelerating after moderating in January, according to an analysis of producer price index figures and recent market information released by the ...

Mica: Obama transportation budget road to financial ruin

- February 2012

U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-Fla.) released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s fiscal year 2013 budget: “The Obama Administration...released its transportation budget, which follows the same old ...
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