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House OKs additional highway funding    Jul 23, 08   Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Bill would restore $8 billion, abate trust fund shortfall
I-95 plan may spare Miami Beach    Jul 23, 08   Miami Herald
Florida transportation officials look for alternatives with new road plan
Transportation public-private partnerships soar    Jul 22, 08   U.S. DOT
Number has reached record levels and continues to climb
Arizona Loop 202 opens    Jul 21, 08   The Arizona Republic
New freeway aims to cut commuting time
Nominations closed for PCA award    Jul 17, 08   Portland Cement Association
Honor will recognize local leaders for making sustainability concrete
Big Dig's costs spiral    Jul 17, 08   The Boston Globe
Debt adds to Massachusetts's financial trouble
Prices for construction materials leap in June    Jul 17, 08   AGC
Prospects for July look even worse
Governors intend to address infrastructure    Jul 15, 08   stateline.org
Initiative kicks off with new NGA chairmanship
Pa. Turnpike responds to FHWA request    Jul 15, 08   Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Commission releases report on how tolling will help pay for I-80 improvements
Transportation construction employment continues decline    Jul 14, 08   ARTBA
Latest ARTBA report shows 2.4% drop over 2007 level
2008 Conrete Bridge Award winners announced    Jul 14, 08   Portland Cement Association
Nine projects named in PCA's annual competition
DOT announces $1 million quick release to Wisconsin    Jul 14, 08   U.S. DOT
Funds will help with urgent repair of roads and bridges damaged by floods
Senate Appropriations Committee approves FY 2009 transportation funding legislation    Jul 14, 08   AGC of America
Measure will fully fund highway and transit programs at SAFTEA-LU authorized levels
World cement leaders discuss cutting carbon emissions    Jul 11, 08   WBCSD
CEO group supports setting guidelines by individual business sector
ARTBA presents two traffic safety industry division awards    Jul 11, 08   ARTBA
Veteran 3M safety professional and Florida DOT official honored
Illinois lawmakers again debating infrastructure program    Jul 10, 08   Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau
Blagojevich allies push for massive plan
Two of nation's busiest interstates to receive $11 million    Jul 9, 08   U.S. DOT
Funds aim to assist truck parking
U.S. DOT announces new upgrades to five-star safety rating program    Jul 8, 08   U.S. DOT
Agency says consumers will have better, more complete safety information
PennDOT revamps bridge inspections    Jul 7, 08   Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Two collapses in three years lead to changes
U.S. DOT urges drivers not to drink and drive    Jul 3, 08   U.S. DOT
Transportation Secretary warns law enforcement will be patrolling streets
Report looks at national legislative woes    Jul 3, 08   stateline.org
Gas prices among issues
Supporters and opponents of Honolulu commuter rail project at odds    Jul 3, 08   Honolulu Advertiser
Both sides accuse each other of misleading public
NBC News draws national attention to skyrocketing construction costs    Jul 2, 08   AASHTO
Report says cost of asphalt has risen 70% in last five years
ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation accepting nominations    Jul 1, 08   ARTBA
Roadway Work Zone Safety awards honor excellence in promoting roadway construction zone safety
Disaster response criticized    Jun 26, 08   Quad-City Times, Senate.gov
Rep. calls Bush administration's reaction to Ill. flooding "insufficient"
U.S. Chamber, associations launch "FasterBetterSafer" campaign    Jun 24, 08   ARTBA
Traffic, crash-related costs taking toll on business productivity, ARTBA CEO says
Report examines worsening travel infrastructure in Massachusets    Jun 23, 08   TRIP
State must increase transportation investment, TRIP report finds
Cat, Navistar join forces    Jun 13, 08   Caterpillar
Two companies sign MOU for on-highway truck business, engines
Senators announce plan to address HTF shortfall    Jun 13, 08   Associated General Contractors of America
HTF would get $8 billion from U.S. Treasury under plan
ODOT honored for I-5 environmental work    Jun 11, 08   ODOT
Oregon department receives Globe Award from ARTBA
W.Va. still waiting for that boom    Jun 6, 08   The Associated Press
Completion of highway system could create more than 80,000 jobs
Transportation receives mixed reviews in Va.    Jun 5, 08   AASHTO Journal
Some think it should be a top priority while others look to education and jobs
Private resistance in Florida    May 30, 08   Miami Herald
State wants to lease Alligator Alley, but citizens list concerns
Not even close    May 29, 08   AASHTO Journal
Congress appears to be miles away from establishing another highway funding bill
Attorney General demands end to free rides in New York    May 29, 08   Times Union
MTA, Thruway Authority board members received free E-ZPass rides for years
Georgia looking at toll option    May 28, 08   Atlanta Journal-Constitution
DOT commissioner believes the move could happen soon
Private group may run Turnpike    May 19, 08   PR Newswire
Pennsylvania finds a winning bidder for the historic road
VDOT releases emergency response report    May 15, 08   VDOT
Plan identifies organizational hurdles, policy roadblocks
Debate on FAA reauthorization bill postponed    May 7, 08   AGC
Bill includes provision that would supplement HTF revenue
Oberstar presses for I-35W hearing    Apr 24, 08   Minnesota Star Tribune
NTSB wants to wait until its investigation is complete
MoDOT engineers find no bridge damages so far after earthquake    Apr 18, 08   MoDOT
Inspections will be complete by the end of April 18
Pennsylvania readies itself for privatization    Apr 18, 08   Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Bids for Turnpike due by the end of the month
Vermont agency may have to scale back $5 million    Apr 18, 08   Vermont Press Bureau
Budget shortfall and emergency pothole repairs redirects funding agenda
Florida may suspend its gas tax    Apr 17, 08   South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Gov. Crist believes he owes it to the families in his state
AGC protests McCain’s proposed gas tax moratorium    Apr 16, 08   AGC
‘Gas Tax Holiday’ estimated to cost HTF $8.5 billion
Legislators reject one toll bill, accept another    Mar 28, 08   Rocky Mountain News
Plan to charge tolls for I-70 tunnel moves closer to Senate approval
Congressman subpoenas EPA for greenhouse gas waiver documents    Mar 14, 08   Associated Press
EPA administrator prefers national standard for emissions
California governor highlights need for trained workforce    Mar 12, 08   California Department of Industrial Relations
Gov. Schwarzenegger stresses need to recruit apprentices for public works projects
Construction faces tumultuous year for projects, prices, labor, economist says    Mar 12, 08   Associated General Contractors of America
Power, energy segments will grow; lodging segment will slow
Consortium achieives financial close on Texas toll road project    Mar 12, 08   Cintra
Construction on final segments of SH 130 begins in 2009
CONTECH acquires European rights to CDS technology    Mar 12, 08   CONTECH Construction Products Inc.
License gives company intellectual property assets, selling rights in Europe
Iowa bridges ranked fourth most deficient in nation    Feb 20, 08   TRIP
Current funding will not keep pace with bridge deterioration in state, report finds
Court invalidates Ultimax patents    Feb 19, 08   CTS Cement Manufacturing Co.
Court rules that CTS Cement Manufacturing did not infringe on Ultimax patents
Kentucky governor: State resources not misused in traffic signal approval    Jan 25, 08   Lexington Herald-Leader
Approval went through ‘proper channels,’ Beshear says
U.S. Rep. Matheson stresses Utah’s need for road money    Jan 25, 08   Deseret Morning News
Utah, U.S. should find new methods to pay for roads
Capka steps down from FHWA chief post    Jan 25, 08   U.S. DOT
No successor named; deputy administrator becomes acting administrator
Texas DOT opens new transportation management center    Jan 24, 08   Texas DOT
DalTrans housed in bigger building, includes about 200 roadway cameras
Budget office estimates $1.4B shortfall in Highway Trust Fund    Jan 24, 08   AGC of America
Predicted shortfall less than August 2007 estimate
Big Dig contractors to pay $458.2M    Jan 24, 08   Boston Globe
90% of settlement money placed in fund for future Big Dig costs
Econolite & PTV America integrate transportation technologies    Nov 21, 06   Econolite
Econolite and PTV America Inc. unite to design mobility simulation software


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