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National Park Executive Order Good for Construction Industry
The Great American Outdoors Act is a historic, bipartisan law that marks the largest-ever investment into America’s national parks and public lands. It will also create more than 100,000 infrastructure-related jobs.
Infrastructure
Innovation, Energy Generation and Communication Ahead for Transportation Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Supreme Court Allows Border Wall Construction to Continue
Asphalt
Latest Coronavirus Relief Package Excludes Funding for State DOTs
Asphalt
Construction Project Cancellations Sweeping the Nation as Coronavirus Intensifies Funding Shortfalls
Infrastructure
House Changes Funding Mechanisms in New 2020 Water Resources Development Bill
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Latest Coronavirus Relief Package Excludes Funding for State DOTs
State departments of transportation across the country need an “immediate infusion” of at least $37 billion to prevent disruptions to planned transportation projects and keep workers employed but the Senate HEALS Act excludes funding for infrastructure
Asphalt
Construction Project Cancellations Sweeping the Nation as Coronavirus Intensifies Funding Shortfalls
Fourteen states and 19 local authorities have delayed or canceled road, transit and airport projects worth $8.58 billion, according to a report released this week by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association.
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Construction-Ready Projects on Hold Due to Lack of Funding
The American Society of Civil Engineers has put together an interactive map of construction-ready infrastructure projects that span from dams, inland waterways, water systems & more that are on hold due to budget constraints
Asphalt
American Highway Users Alliance Launch #FightForHighways Campaign
The campaign encourages the construction industry to take action and encourage Congress to pass a robust and bipartisan highway bill that keeps America moving before the FAST Act expires on September 30th, 2020.
Business
Battleground-State Polling Reveals Voters Oppose Trump Lifting Tongass Roadless Rule
Conservative polster Trafalgar Group finds Trump campaign vulnerable with base on decision to open Alaska National Forest for money-losing logging largely for China’s benefit
Labor & Workforce Development
Why Good Construction Employees Leave and What to do About It
Here are five things employers in the construction industry can do to attract and keep employees on the job in this competitive hiring market.
Infrastructure
Report: June Transportation Contract Awards Sets New Record
States and local governments awarded $10.8 billion in transportation contracts in June, up from $7 billion in June 2019. Over the last five years, June contract awards have averaged $7.8 billion.
Infrastructure
Opinion: NEPA Roll Back Vital Step to Any Realistic Infrastructure Plan
Philip K. Howard, chair of Common Good, says that overall the new regulations to streamline permitting are good for the construction industry
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Top 10 Stories Contractors Read This Week
Presidential candidates’ infrastructure plans duke it out with advice on staying cool on projects, precast innovation, overcoming COVID-19 risk on site, time lapse video of Raiders Allegiant Stadium and more
Infrastructure
ARTBA: NEPA Reforms Won’t Be Realized Without Long-Term Transportation Funding Bill
ARTBA President & CEO Dave Bauer endorsed President Trump’s announcement about modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), but Bauer added that Congress must pass a multi-year surface transportation investment bill to maximize benefits
Infrastructure
NEPA Roll Back Reduces Construction Permitting Timelines by Shortening Environmental Review Process
The roll back will speed up construction projects but could undermine NEPA’s goal of placing consideration of a project’s environmental effects on the same level as economic and other considerations.
Asphalt
Five Ways to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges in the Asphalt Industry
Asphalt paving and construction operations are essential to keeping our economy running. From face coverings to social distancing, workers need to protect themselves and their co-workers from the Coronavirus. Here's how.
Infrastructure
Trump Counters Biden in Infrastructure Talks
Speaking in Atlanta just one day after Biden unveiled his "Build Back Better" plan, Trump announced his own plans to cut infrastructure red tape and move projects forward "Faster, Better, Stronger"
Asphalt
Contractor Announced for $10 Million Ohio Highway Expansion Project
Woolpert Construction will expand SR 48 from three lanes to five which will alleviate congestion and promote safety in a growing region of the state.
Infrastructure
Biden Unveils His Plans to Rebuild Infrastructure & Create Jobs
The Democratic presidential candidate released his "Build Back Better" plan to put $2 trillion into green infrastructure and energy over four years and create millions of jobs.
Asphalt
TRIP Releases Report for America's Aging Interstate System
At 64 years old, our aging interstates are facing increased congestion, unprecedented levels of travel and a funding backlog of $123 billion to make the repairs and improvements that are needed.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Being Discussed as Part of Campaign Policy
Both major party presidential candidates are ramping up infrastructure rhetoric and making transportation a hot topic as the November election draws closer.
Infrastructure
550+ Infrastructure Projects Critical to Stimulating the U.S. Economy and Creating Jobs
Projects cover all infrastructure sectors, have an overall investment value of about $1 trillion and stand to create as many as 2.4 million jobs
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Construction Jobs Decline Even As Construction Adds 158,000 Workers In June
Gains in June are concentrated in home building as state and local governments postpone or cancel roads and other projects in the face of looming budget deficits
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ASCE Releases COVID-19 Infrastructure Report Card
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released a 14-page report on how the Coronavirus pandemic is making the condition of our already crumbing roads and bridges even worse.
Asphalt
COVID-19 Causing Faster Depletion of the Highway Trust Fund
Prior to the pandemic, the Congressional Budget Office projected the Highway Trust Fund would run out of money in mid-2021. Now, with Americans driving less, the Highway Trust Fund will reach insolvency far sooner than first predicted.
Infrastructure
Where Does the Infrastructure Bill Stand Today?
Updated 7/2: AEM President Dennis Slater Makes Statement Upon Signing of Infrastructure Bill
Infrastructure
AED President Issues Statement After House Passes INVEST in America Act
In order to urge the Senate to act, AED is providing a drafted letter package to send to your local Senators.
Asphalt
How Inaction on Funding for Infrastructure Trickles Down to Impact Workers
The Brookings Institute says that 1 out of every 10 jobs in America is related to infrastructure. What happens to those workers if we don't get the funding needed to keep projects going? We don't want to find out.
Infrastructure
House Vote Today on Infrastructure Bill
The House will cut short its work week and vote Wednesday, July 1st, on a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill that Democrats hail as transformative and Republicans dismiss as doomed.
Infrastructure
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Urges Bipartisan Action on Infrastructure Legislation
Indicating current partisan legislation is unlikely to pass, the Chamber urges bipartisan solutions to address the nation’s urgent infrastructure needs
Asphalt
Three Things the Asphalt Pavement Industry Needs to Watch in Congress
Our roads and highways are in desperate need of repair and the industry needs Congress to do something about it. Keep an eye on these thee things happening in Washington this summer.
Asphalt
Report: States Ramping Up Highway & Bridge Construction Contracts
According to a report from ARTBA, the value of highway and bridge contract awards was up 4 percent last month compared to the same time last year.
Asphalt
Summary Breaks Down 'Moving America Forward' Act
A 96-page summary of the Moving Forward Act breaks down the specific sector-by-sector infrastructure investments inside the INVEST in America Act surface transportation reauthorization bill
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[NEWS TRACKER] Will Infrastructure Funding Plans Pass Before FAST Act Expires?
Democrats in the House of Representatives have introduced a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, and the White House has ordered the U.S. Transportation Department to devise a $1 trillion infrastructure funding bill.
