ARTBA - Wed July 24, 2024
Maze of Policy Changes May Complicate IIJA Implementation
While more than 75,000 transportation improvement projects have been initiated, including one in nearly every congressional district, and 43,000 construction jobs have been created by 2021's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), regulatory proposals threaten to hamper the law's progress, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chair Tim Duit told a congressional panel July 24....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 11, 2024
IIJA Report Card Reveals Mixed Grades
Two and a half years after the signing of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, the grading for results is mixed. Some say the bipartisan IIJA will advance the nation's infrastructure industry for decades to come....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 21, 2024
Proposed Budget Boosts IIJA Transportation Construction Programs
Citing its vision to protect and build on the progress made over the past three years, the Biden administration released its proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year. With almost $79 billion earmarked for highway, safety and transit programs, the budget also adds $9.5 billion to support the resilience, safety and sustainability of the nation's transportation network via the bipartisan infrastructure law....
Caltrans - Tue February 20, 2024
California Allocates Nearly $1.2 Billion to Improve Infrasturcture
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently allocated nearly $1.2 billion for investments for urban and rural projects throughout the state, continuing a historic push to improve the state's vital transportation infrastructure....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 25, 2024
Inflation Has Contractors Taking Pass On Federally-Funded Transportation Projects
Construction contractors are between a rock and a hard place: What the Biden administration's IIJA has gifted with a hike in construction work, Buy America policies have taken away by making the work much pricier to perform....
ARTBA - Thu November 16, 2023
Infrastructure Law Turns Two; Impacts Increasingly Felt Across America
States have committed federal funds to support more than 56,000 eligible transportation improvements in all 50 states during the last two years, spanning nearly every U.S. county, according to a review of the latest available federal data conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 04, 2023
FHWA Guidance Pushes for Rehab, But Leaves IIJA Funding Apps in States' Hands
In committing to a major, long-term investment in infrastructure, the federal government has left much of the decision about where to channel funding largely to states. The DOT said states can choose, with the hope that repairs would win out over expansions....
Caltrans - Tue September 19, 2023
SR 37 Will Be Raised By 30 Ft. to Combat Future Floods
California's efforts to ensure the long-term resiliency of State Route 37 (SR 37) and San Pablo Bay received a significant boost with the infusion of $155 million in federal funding. The California Transportation Commission formally allocated the funds to elevate a key section of State Route 37 to guard against future flooding on a vital regional corridor that connects Marin, Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties and enhance habitat connectivity for San Pablo Bay....
The City - Wed August 30, 2023
New York Mayor Pursuing Billions in Federal Infrastructure Funds
With billions of dollars at stake, the administration of New York City Mayor Eric Adams has launched a plan to capture as much as possible from the $1.2 trillion the 2022 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) over the next decade....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 27, 2023
OMB Hit With Questions Surrounding Build America, Buy America Act
While the construction industry awaits the Biden administration's final wording of its Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), contractors can study up on application of the rule. Meant to bolster the economy through the required use of domestically sourced construction materials, the rule is considered contradictory at best and confusing at worst....
