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Senate passes highway extension    Mar 17, 10   Roads & Bridges
$20 billion deposit ensures program is safe through 2010
Safety coalition urges Congress to help cut highway deaths    Mar 16, 10   AASHTO
Letter calls for greater funding of state safety programs, planning and research
Hiring increases, but so do prices    Mar 16, 10   Associated General Contractors of America
Construction industry looking to add to payroll, but reinforcing bar, diesel fuel and liquid asphalt will cost more
Senate moves closer to extending SAFETEA-LU to the end of 2010    Mar 16, 10   Associated General Contractors of America
Passage of legislation would temporarily end 30-day fixes
Is the Las Vegas monorail reaching the end of the line?    Mar 12, 10   Streetsblog Capitol Hill
Already bankrupted, transit service suffers two more setbacks
Senate committee debates ways to finance new highway bill    Mar 11, 10   Streetsblog Capitol Hill
I-Fund and TIFIA could be options if Congress refuses to raise federal gas tax
Traffic fatality rate falls to record low    Mar 11, 10   U.S. DOT
33,963 people died on highways in 2009, 1.16 per 100M VMT
Ohio’s Inner Belt Bridge could have bike lane after all    Mar 10, 10   Cleveland.com
Governor orders Ohio DOT to look into feasibility of offering multipurpose lane on new span
MoDOT cancels bids for second straight month    Mar 10, 10   MoDOT
Until federal funding situation improves state sees inactivity continuing
Reconstruction of Wash. bridge moves forward    Mar 9, 10   SeattlePI.com
State legislature passes measure to begin work on controversial span
Construction unemployment jumps again    Mar 9, 10   AGC
Construction suffering far more than the rest of the economy
Kansas kills road, bridge work for 2010 and beyond    Mar 8, 10   The Kansas City Star
Governor says cuts are needed to balance a troubling budget
2010 Concrete Bridge Awards announced    Mar 5, 10   Portland Cement Association
Highway, transit and pedestrian bridges are among the winners
Jobs bill passed by House, now goes to Senate    Mar 5, 10   Engineering News-Record, AGC
Bill contains $20B transfer from general funds to keep HTF solvent into 2011
Senate finally passes highway extension    Mar 2, 10   CNN, Washington Post
Sen. Bunning ends his standoff, but warns more are on the horizon if Washington does not control its spending
Senate nears deal to end standoff    Mar 2, 10   New York Times
Bunning maneuver called an example of “what’s wrong with Washington”
States meet deadline for obligating recovery funds    Mar 2, 10   U.S. DOT
Over 12,000 Recovery Act projects are funded, nearly 7,800 already under way
States react to absence of a funding extension    Mar 1, 10   AASHTO
“The timing could not be worse for a lot of reasons”
DOT projects, operations cease    Mar 1, 10   U.S. DOT
Lack of a funding extension shuts down several projects nationwide
U.S. DOT, FHWA to close on March 2    Feb 26, 10   NAPA, Streetsblog Capitol Hill
With no funding extension in place, agencies forced to shut down; states will not get federal reimbursement for road and bridge projects
MoDOT cancels Feb. bids    Feb 26, 10   MoDOT
With less money coming in at federal level, state left with no choice
Reid says Senate will vote on new highway bill in 2010    Feb 25, 10   Journal of Commerce, Federal Times
Majority Leader makes promise during debate of $15B jobs bill; LaHood admits roads and bridges in “lousy” shape
Senate passes $15B jobs bill    Feb 24, 10   The Washington Post
Measure includes $20B Highway Trust Fund fix
Road industry may no longer be trailing when it comes to LEED    Feb 24, 10   Environmental Leader
Green rating system proposed; contractors will be able to aim for Evergreen status in future
Asphalt group launches new promotion campaign    Feb 23, 10   Asphalt Pavement Alliance
Asphalt Pavement Alliance’s new look includes a policy white paper and a new website
Despite huge spike in cost, Georgia moving forward with I-85 job    Feb 22, 10   Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Buses, park-and-ride lots will cost millions more, but DOT believes it is needed
Ill. towns want to amend I-355 deal for interchanges    Feb 22, 10   Chicago Tribune
Economy has soured, and towns find it difficult to make payments
Conn. demands meeting with U.S. DOT Transportation Secretary    Feb 19, 10   Hartford Courant
After failing to receive TIGER grants, state legislators want to know why
AGC calls CARB decision “economically damaging”    Feb 15, 10   AGC
Association says emissions rule’s only outcome will be to kill jobs
Mn/DOT consults the public on I-694 fixes    Feb 11, 10   St. Paul Pioneer Press
$40 million job could help congestion and safety
Rand recommends use fees to fund transportation system    Feb 10, 10   Rand Corp.
Trials could be funded now and maybe implemented by 2015
Construction loses another 75,000 jobs in January    Feb 8, 10   Associated General Contractors of America
Stimulus, especially highway funding, appears to be lone bright spot in dire employment report
Maryland budgeters consider diverting highway funds    Feb 5, 10   Baltimore Sun
State’s transportation fund would lose almost $60 million starting in 2013
Construction spending down 12.4% in 2009    Feb 4, 10   U.S. Commerce Department
Highway spending for the year up 3.7%
JCB and Volvo sign agreement on small loaders    Feb 4, 10   Volvo Construction Equipment
First Volvo machines to be built at JCB factory by end of year
Only 4 cities added construction jobs in 2009    Feb 2, 10   AGC
Without continued public investment, construction employment will only get worse
Lake Champlain ferry begins commuting operations    Feb 1, 10   Burlington Free Press, VTrans
Replacement bridge is scheduled for completion in 2011
White House announces high-speed rail grants    Jan 28, 10   U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
$8 billion to go to 11 corridors and states
ITS America calls for innovative award entries    Jan 27, 10   ITS America
Best of ITS Awards recognize most innovative products and services
MoDOT director touts money-saving strategy    Jan 26, 10   AASHTO
More comprehensive view leads to better priorities and designs
ARTBA tells Senate committee lack of long-term highway bill effects 78 million jobs      ARTBA
Economist urges reauthorization before stimulus money runs dry




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