ARTBA - Tue March 26, 2019
New Ad Campaign Urges Action on Permanent Highway Trust Fund Fix, Infrastructure Investment Package
"Congress: Fix Our Infrastructure Problem Now." That's the key message of a new ad campaign urging Congress and the Trump administration to develop and pass this year a robust transportation infrastructure investment package and a permanent fix for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF)....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 25, 2019
Highway Funding Plans Move Ahead
The governors of Arkansas and Alabama recently approved fuel tax increases, with Arkansas also placing on the 2020 ballot an amendment that would "indefinitely" extend a half-cent sales to generate $205 million a year for highway infrastructure needs....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Mon March 25, 2019
TDOT Stabilizes I-24 Hillside After Landslide
The Tennessee Department of Transportation reopened a section of eastbound Interstate 24 two days earlier than expected following a landslide Feb. 23. The slide, which took place near mi. marker 42, dumped approximately 50,000 cu....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 25, 2019
State DOTs Battle Major Flooding Across The Midwest
A "bomb cyclone" that struck the Midwest in mid-March caused major flooding across Nebraska and parts of Iowa and Missouri, damaging highways, roads and bridges and causing in excess of $1 billion in property losses, according to news reports....
Associated Press - Wed March 21, 2018
Gas Tax Hike to Fund Infrastructure Projects
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Alabama drivers will see a 10-cent per gallon increase in the state gas tax to fund road and bridge construction under legislation signed into law March 12 by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey....
Alabama Department of Commerce - Thu March 21, 2019
Commerce Secretary: Infrastructure 'Key Issue' for Growth
Alabama Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield said March 4 that infrastructure improvements financed by Gov. Kay Ivey's "Rebuild Alabama" plan would help the state's economic development team sustain momentum as it seeks to recruit high-caliber jobs and companies....
American Concrete Pavement Association - Wed March 20, 2019
ACPA Supports Interstate Renewal Plan
The American Concrete Pavement Association's board of directors has approved a resolution formally supporting the recently released consensus report, "Renewing the National Commitment to the Interstate Highway System: A Foundation for the Future."The report and plan were the result of language in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015 (FAST Act), which called for the Transportation Research Board (TRB) to conduct a study on the actions needed to upgrade and restore the Interstate and Defense Highway System....
TRIP - Wed March 20, 2019
Report Grades Half Michigan Roads 'Poor'
While increased transportation funding provided by Michigan's 2015 road funding package has allowed many projects to proceed throughout the state, additional investment is needed to complete numerous projects that would improve Michigan's road and bridge conditions, relieve traffic congestion, and enhance traffic safety and efficiency, according to a new report from TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit based in Washington, DC....
AASHTO Journal - Wed March 20, 2019
Wisconsin Eyes Fuel Tax Reform
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers wants to generate $600 million in new revenues to "fix Wisconsin's roads, bridges, and highways" through additional registration fees on personal vehicles and commercial trucks as well as through adjustments to the state's fuel tax formula....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 20, 2019
Crews Bring Michigan's Old I-75 Into 21st Century
Work is set to begin in March on Segment 2 of the $1.6 billion I-75 modernization project in Oakland County, Mich., part of the Detroit metropolitan area. The roadway is the most heavily used commuter route in the county, with 174,000 vehicles traveling it daily....
