Tue July 28, 2015
Secretary Foxx Announces $2 Million in Emergency Relief Funds to Repair Alaska’s Flood-Damaged
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $2 million in Emergency Relief funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities pay for repairs to the Dalton Highway damaged by recent floods....
Tue July 14, 2015
DCED Secretary, Dignitaries Tour Curry Supply Facility
Dennis Davin, Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) secretary, along with local dignitaries, toured the manufacturing facilities of Curry Supply Company on June 22. The visit was part of Davin’s “Jobs That Pay” tour, highlighting Pennsylvania Gov....
Tue July 07, 2015
Lawsuit Set to Challenge EPA’s ’Vague’, ’Unwieldy’ Clean Water Act
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has joined a broad coalition of national organizations challenging in federal court new Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations issued by the U.S....
Giles Lambertson - Wed July 01, 2015
Court Affirm Jobsite Safety Trumps Drug Legality
Construction industry employers everywhere exhaled with relief when the Colorado Supreme Court ruled pot-smoking employees can be fired even if they live in a state where marijuana use is legal. It was a victory for safe workplaces....
Fri June 19, 2015
Former Governor Blasts ’Irrational’ Congress on Highway Bill
Roy Romer, a former three-term Colorado governor and owner of construction and farm equipment dealerships in Colorado and Virginia urged congressional leaders to lay out a clear timetable for reauthorizing the federal highway program....
Tue June 16, 2015
Gas Tax Study Reveals Surprising Result
Increasing the gas tax does not result in a commensurate penny-to-penny increase in the retail price motorists pay at the pump, a study of the market impacts of five state gas tax increases enacted in 2013 found....
Melinda Deslatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon June 08, 2015
Lawmakers Submit Overloaded La. Construction Budget
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana’s lawmakers have started advancing a state construction budget for next year that is so overstuffed with projects it would give Gov. Bobby Jindal decision-making authority over which ones actually receive money....
Alan Suderman - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue June 02, 2015
Dominion Names Alternate Routes for Proposed Pipeline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Dominion Resources Inc. said it has come up with alternative segments for portions of a 550-mi. proposed natural gas pipeline in two Virginia counties where many local landowners have been fighting the project....
Fri May 29, 2015
Industry Eyes Strategies to Undo New EPA Rule
A major regulatory proposal announced just recently by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to the Clean Water Act (CWA) will require additional burdensome permitting requirements and could be used as a litigation tool by project opponents, both of which will result in delays to key transportation improvements, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) says....
Joan Lowy - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue May 26, 2015
Another Highway Funding Patch Put in Place
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress has sent President Barack Obama a bill to keep highway and transit aid flowing to states for another two months and prevent shutdown of summer construction projects. The Senate approved the bill by voice vote early Saturday; the measure passed the House earlier in the week....
