Fri December 02, 2016
Poll: Strong Bipartisan Support for Water Infrastructure Bill
In the final weeks of the lame-duck session, a national poll released Friday by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) found that voters strongly support federal funding for water pipelines and waterways as well as for resources that prevent drinking water contamination crises, like those that occurred in Flint, Mich....
Adam Beam - Thu December 01, 2016
Lawmaker Wants Inquiry Into Delayed Road Project
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) A Democratic lawmaker who says Republican Gov. Matt Bevin threatened him to switch parties has called for an investigation about why a road project was delayed in his district. But state officials say they delayed all new state funded projects this summer because of concerns the road fund would run out of money....
Giles Lambertson - Thu December 01, 2016
Make America Great by Fixing First What Needs Fixed
The good news is that Americans seem united—that's not a misprint—on wanting to fix the nation's roads and bridges in need of repair or replacement. The even better news is that the way might finally be clear to actually fix them....
Dave Merrill and Christine Buurma - Thu December 01, 2016
Can the U.S. Become an Energy Superpower in 2017?
For decades, America depended on the world for energy. Today, it's becoming a global supplier of oil and natural gas in its own right. This year, for the first time ever, the U.S. started turning gas from prolific shale formations into liquefied natural gas (LNG) and sending it overseas....
Wed November 30, 2016
ARTBA CEO Discusses New U.S. Secretary of Transportation Selection
American Road & Transportation Builders Association President & CEO Pete Ruane issued the following statement in reaction to Elaine Chao's selection as U.S. DOT Secretary:"President-elect Trump has made a very good choice in selecting an experienced and proven leader to serve in this key cabinet post....
Morgan Lee - Sun November 27, 2016
Cash-Strapped New Mexico Takes Back Construction Funds
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) New Mexico will cancel 115 state-funded construction projects and refinance others to close a major budget gap, under a solvency bill signed on Oct. 21 by Gov. Susana Martinez. The Republican governor approved the plan shifting almost $90 million to state operating reserves by canceling local construction projects authorized in 2013 and 2014 that never broke ground....
Gillian Flaccus - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri November 25, 2016
Portland Health Providers Give $21.5M for Construction
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Five major hospitals in Portland, Ore., and a nonprofit health care plan said they will donate a combined $21.5 million toward the construction of nearly 400 housing units for the city's burgeoning homeless and low-income population — a move hailed by national housing advocates as the largest private investment of its kind in the nation....
Mon November 28, 2016
Voters Approve Local Taxes for Construction
Voters approved several long-term measures to increase local sales taxes for public construction and operations on Nov. 8. Los Angeles and San Diego voters each approved measures to raise the sales tax rate ½-cent in 2017 to generate $120 billion and $18 billion, respectively, over 40 years....
Wed November 23, 2016
Congressman Addresses Key Industry Issues During Visit to ASC in Buford, Ga.
Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA) visited ASC Construction Equipment in Buford, Ga., on Nov. 10. Woodall is a member of the House Committee on Rules, the House Committee on Budget and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure....
Thu November 17, 2016
'Inclusionary Zoning Program' Could Crimp Home Supply in Los Angeles
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Los Angeles became the latest major U.S. municipality to require that developers include affordable housing in new projects—a move hailed by advocates, but one that builders say could crimp the supply of homes in the nation's second-largest housing market....
