Fri December 11, 2015
AED: FAST Act Will Generate Billions in Equipment Market Activity
A new analysis by Associated Equipment Distributors shows the significant economic impact the recently enacted Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act or “FAST Act” will have on construction equipment distributors and manufacturers....
Joan Lowy - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed December 09, 2015
Obama Signs Five-Year Infrastructure Spending Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) A 5-year, $305-billion bill to address the nation’s aging and congested transportation systems was signed into law Dec. 4 by President Barack Obama, who said it will put Americans to work and provide states with the federal help they need to commit to long-term projects....
Mon December 07, 2015
Court Voids $1.4B Telescope Construction Permit
HONOLULU (AP) - A long-awaited Hawaii Supreme Court ruling Wednesday invalidating a construction permit for what would be one of the world’s largest telescopes represents a major setback for the $1.4 billion project on a mountain astronomers tout for having perfect star-gazing conditions....
Fri December 04, 2015
Congress Overwhelmingly Backs Five Year Transportation Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of stymied efforts to address the nation’s aging and congested highways and transit systems, Congress found the sweet spot for passage on Thursday — a 5-year, $305 billion bill laden with enough industry favors, parochial projects, safety improvements and union demands to gain overwhelming support....
Thu December 03, 2015
Qatar Bans Contractors Leaving Country
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Qatar has banned contractors from leaving the small, oil-rich country as it carries out a probe into how heavy rains damaged buildings and roadways. An article late Friday on the state-run Qatar News Agency announced the travel ban....
Tue December 01, 2015
FAST Act Heads to Congress
The House and Senate conference committee on surface transportation reauthorization recently released its final report. The revised H.R. 22, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, now heads to the House and Senate for final approval....
MICHAEL BALSAMO and FRANK ELTMAN - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed December 02, 2015
Navy Vet Sues Town Over Demolished Home
WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) - When a U.S. Navy veteran traveled from Long Island to Florida for a knee replacement, his house was the last thing on his mind. But now his memory of it is all he can think about....
Mon November 30, 2015
Tribes File Suit Over Northern California Highway Project
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) State transportation officials have destroyed Native American cultural sites during construction of a Highway 101 bypass in Northern California and failed to develop a plan to protect additional sites as the project moves forward, according to a lawsuit filed Oct....
Wed November 25, 2015
Environmental Groups Protest Utah Loan to Coal Terminal
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Several Utah environmental groups are asking the state’s attorney general to invalidate a pending loan that would give mineral lease money to a California coal shipping port. The $53 million investment in an Oakland, Calif., export terminal was authorized by the Utah permanent Community Impact Board in April....
Lori Tobias - Wed November 25, 2015
Voters in 10 Utah Counties Elect to Pass Proposition 1
Ten counties in Utah passed a measure on Election Day raising sales taxes by a quarter of a percent to pay for road projects. But the state’s two most populous counties, Salt Lake and Utah, defeated the rate hike....
