Tags: Ray LaHood
LaHood’s take on sequestration
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released a statement on Feb. 22 with his thoughts on what sequestration will mean for the nation and for transportation.
For the official statement, go to http://www.dot.gov/briefing-room/statement-sequestration-us-transportation-secretary-ray-lahood-22-february-2013.)
LaHood says in the statement that “sequestration will have a ... Read More...
‘Map’ing out the future of highway funding
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A new transportation bill is being referred to as ‘devolution lite.’ Two years of funding provides a reprieve, but a lack of federal ... Read More...
Making Transportation Progress in the 21st Century
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After three years and nine extensions, the House and Senate both pass a 27-month, $105 billion surface transportation bill. Now the clock is ... Read More...
Counting on a Conference Committee
As this issue of Aggregates Manager was going to press, everyone inside the Beltway was talking about the need for transportation reauthorization. The question is whether talk will lead to action. Even Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is in the dark ... Read More...
LaHood: Nearly $1.6 billion available for damaged roads, bridges
Nearly $1.6 billion is being made available to states and territories across the United States to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood ... Read More...
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For Better or Worse?
Industry leaders say the final CAFE standards will mean a $65 billion-plus loss for highway and transit improvements.
By Tina ... Read More...
Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown
After a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that left 4,000 transportation and construction workers temporarily furloghed, Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise after the Senate approved the margin.
The Budget Control Act of 2011 has been sent to President ... Read More...
LaHood: $24.3 million in grants to boost Keystone Corridor train Speeds to 125 mph
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 21 said that work can begin on closing the last three highway-rail grade crossings on the Keystone Corridor with the signing of $24.3 million in grant agreements between the U.S. Department of Transportation ... Read More...
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A day at the quarry
By Tina Grady Barbaccia, News and Digital Editor
More than 50 Helm Group (Conmat Inc.) volunteers helped Freeport, Ill.-based Dwyer Quarry put on its second annual Quarry Day on Sept. 18. The event is designed to provide ... Read More...
LaHood names projects eligible for ‘Marine Highway’ funding
Just four months after unveiling the America’s Marine Highway Program, a new initiative to move more cargo on the water rather than on crowded highways, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Aug. 11 his selection of marine highway corridors ... Read More...
7 states get $9.7 million for congestion relief
Seven states will receive more than $9.7 million as part of a national program to encourage innovative strategies to relieve congestion, according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
California, Florida, North Carolina, Minnesota, Texas, Virginia and Washington received grants for 10 ... Read More...
Obama says no new gas tax, use tolls
Instead of raising the gas tax, which has not been raised in at least a decade, President Barack Obama says highway funding needs to come from tolls.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said a combination of current-level gas tax receipts, road and ... Read More...
