Kevin Abourezk - LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR - Fri September 09, 2016
Lancaster County Struggles to Maintain 53 Rural Bridges
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Roberta Sward can't get to her home northwest of Conestoga Lake as easily as she once could. In October, Lancaster County officials closed a bridge west of Southwest 98th Street and West Pioneers Boulevard and, in doing so, closed her main route to Lincoln and back, the Lincoln Journal Star reported....
Thu September 08, 2016
City Bans Mid-Story Wood Buildings
The website Atlanta Curbed is reporting that the city of Sandy Springs city has passed a law banning wood construction for developments taller than three stories. In a move that bucks a nation-wide trend, the Sandy Springs City Council has approved a new code that prohibits all future construction of wood-framed structures of greater than three stories and larger than 100,000 square feet....
Thu September 08, 2016
Green Party's Jill Stein Charged in N. Dakota Pipeline Protest
A North Dakota judge issued a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who is accused of spray-painting construction equipment during a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline....
Megan Wild - Thu September 08, 2016
If Elected, What Would Trump or Clinton Do to Advocate for the Industry?
UPDATE: A look at the third party candidates has been added to this article. The dust has settled, and America finally has its two “major” presidential candidates. They're both historically unpopular, but that doesn't change the fact that even unlikable candidates can do a world of good....
Wed September 07, 2016
Industry Says WRDA, Workforce Are Must-Do Priorities for Returning Congress
As Congress returns to Washington, D.C. following the August recess, Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) has called on lawmakers to finish the job on two of the construction equipment industry's top policy priorities: Carl D....
Wed September 07, 2016
USDOT's FRA Awards Millions in Grants for Positive Train Control Implementation
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) awarded $25 million in grants for 11 projects in six states and the District of Columbia to assist in implementing Positive Train Control (PTC)....
Wed September 07, 2016
ARTBA Challenges FHWA Proposal to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) challenged the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) proposal to measure greenhouse gas emissions from new transportation projects.The proposal is part of larger performance measures required under the 2012 “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century” (MAP-21) surface transportation reauthorization law....
Wed September 07, 2016
Bridge Work to Begin on Salisbury Bypass
The Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) has begun a nearly two-year project to rehabilitate 11 bridges on U.S. 13/U.S. 50 (Salisbury Bypass) in Salisbury, Md....
Tue September 06, 2016
$10M Grant Approved for 'North Avenue Rising' Project
Federal, state and local officials gathered at Coppin State University to celebrate the award of a $10 million federal grant for the North Avenue Rising project in Baltimore City, which is part of the Hogan administration's transformative BaltimoreLink transit improvement plan....
Tue September 06, 2016
2016 Primary Results Confirm Gas Tax Increase Vote Not Politically Toxic
A new analysis of eight states that passed legislation to increase their state motor fuel taxes in 2015 to pay for important new transportation improvements shows that 98 percent of Republican and Democratic lawmakers who supported the bill won their primary races in 2016....
