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AggBeat

- January 7, 2012

The Congestion Problem: TTI identifies the worst stretches of highway that offer unpredictable travel times, plus an update on the Highway Trust Fund.

GAO report: States received more highway money than contributed

- November 1, 2011

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure reports that, during the course of the last multi-year surface transportation authorization, better known as SAFETEA-LU, from 2005 to 2009, ...

AggBeat

- September 1, 2011

Industry leaders say the final CAFE standards will mean a $65 billion-plus loss for highway and transit improvements; Caterpillar Settles alleged Clear Air Act violations for $2.55 ...

Final CAFE standards mean $65+ billion loss for highway, transit improvements

- July 29, 2011

A July 29 Obama Administration proposal to increase fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to an average 54.5 miles per gallon (mpg) between 2017 and ...

ARTBA commends Mica for transportation plan leadership, cautions against decrease in revenue stream

- July 13, 2011

Following House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chair John Mica's (R-Fla.) proposal on the six-year reauthorization of the committee's Surface Transportation Program, American Road and Transportation Builders ...

House rolls out six-year reauthorization proposal: Funding at last or financial road to ruin?

- July 11, 2011

Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee leaders have rolled out a new six-year transportation reauthorization proposal that streamlines and reforms federal programs, expedites the project approval process, maximizes ...

AggBeat

- March 3, 2011

Mining deaths and an under-investment in the U.S. infrastructure are among the issues featured.

AggBeat

- February 1, 2011

MSHA ramps up exposure monitoring, transportation funding extended, HTF remains solvent and more industry news items are featured.

Rock Law

- December 1, 2010

Predictions for the election’s impact on infrastructure policy and safety law.

Transportation leaders laud 15-cent gas hike proposal

- November 11, 2010

Leaders from a coalition of transportation interests are lauding a draft proposal released by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. “We applaud the draft proposal released ...

Rep. Mica: Despite efforts, ‘gas tax is dead’

- July 28, 2010

U.S. Rep. John L. Mica (R-FL), the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republican leader, at a July 27 Congressional oversight hearing, declared dead a federal gas tax increase ...

Reauthorization a ‘bright spot’ but recovery hinges on highway bill, contractor tells Congress

- July 28, 2010

The highway investments in the stimulus law have been a bright spot for the transportation construction industry that has been hit hard hit by recession-induced cutbacks in ...

ARTBA to Obama: National rail plan needs dedicated funding, competitive bidding

- June 9, 2010

A strategic rail plan being prepared by the U.S. Department of Transportation should propose dedicated financing mechanisms outside of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) to support high ...

ARTBA chief blasts inaction on highway, transit bill

- June 7, 2010

If Congress and the President do not act later this year or in early 2011 on passage of a new, multi-year highway and transit authorization bill, hundreds ...

ARTBA: Senate climate bill ‘shorts’ transportation sector

- May 14, 2010

A majority of the revenue generated from a new transportation user fee included in a climate bill proposed in the U.S. Senate would be diverted to non-transportation ...

$17.6 billion ‘jobs bill’ passes Senate, transfers $19.5 billion into Highway Trust Fund

- March 17, 2010

St. Patrick's Day must be lucky for than the Irish. Looks like the transportation industry is in luck until at least the end of the year. The Senate ...

Highway, transit shutdown ends with enactment of one-month extension

- March 3, 2010

The Senate approved a bill Tuesday night to extend legal authority for the Highway Trust Fund for 30 days, sending the legislation to President Barack Obama, who ...