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Senate passes highway extension
$20 billion deposit ensures program is safe through 2010. Full Story

March 16, 2010
Safety coalition urges Congress to help cut highway deaths
Letter calls for greater funding of state safety programs, planning and research. Full Story

March 16, 2010
Hiring increases, but so do prices
Construction industry looking to add to payroll, but reinforcing bar, diesel fuel and liquid asphalt will cost more. Full Story

March 16, 2010
Senate moves closer to extending SAFETEA-LU to the end of 2010
Passage of legislation would temporarily end 30-day fixes. Full Story

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