Infrastructure: Page 17

Why You Should Care About the Drought in China

The Inflation Reduction Act sets aside $369 billion for sustainable innovation and infrastructure. As we witness major climate events taking place around the world, and here in the United States, how should the industry be ahead of the coming changes?

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Construction Technology

IRONPROS Helps Companies Become Better Buyers of New Construction Equipment, Technology and Products

This platform allows contractors, construction business owners and buying specialists to research almost the entire market of new heavy construction equipment, construction technology solutions and consumable products.

7 Asphalt-Related Funding Opportunities in the Inflation Reduction Act

Billions of dollars are about the flood the asphalt pavement industry in the form of grants, programs and investments in new and improved technologies. How can your business participate and take advantage of all the newly available funds?

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Construction News

Construction Heats Up on S.T. Wooten’s I-40 Overhaul

How crews are tackling an expansive road widening and redesign project in North Carolina

Crews have utilized a temporary access ramp beside the Garner plant that runs from a closed bridge to help bypass traffic and haul asphalt right down into the median. A temporary road built adjacent to the plant provides access to the outside shoulder in the westbound direction. This system will save the team from having to haul approximately 24,500 loads of asphalt in traffic during the project.

Here Comes the Infrastructure Boom

The U.S. construction and engineering sector is about to enter a time of infrastructure boom as the IIJA provides a $1 trillion plus revenue opportunity for U.S. construction and engineering contractors to take on infrastructure projects.

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166 New Federal Grants Announced for Projects Under Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

The awards, totaling more than $2.2 billion, are the first from funding in the 2021 law for what are called RAISE grants, for Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity

The Lynnway Multimodal Corridor is a $20,250,000 2022 RAISE Grant recipient. This project will provide design and construction services for center-running bus lanes, enhanced bus stops, a bi-directional separated bike lane, and sidewalk improvements on the Lynnway (MA Route 1A) between the General Edwards Bridge and Broad Street.

How Will Proposed Reconciliation Bill Impact Construction?

The “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” includes several climate and transportation-related funding measures, with a series of proposed grants and tax credits aimed at alternative vehicle purchases and environmental review processes for infrastructure

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FHWA Climate Challenge Applications Due August 1st

Through the FHWA Climate Challenge, state DOTs may receive up to $500,000 in FHWA Technology and Innovation Deployment Program funds to quantify greenhouse gas emissions from materials and practices for the design, construction & maintenance of pavements

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Senate to Determine FY2023 Transportation Funding by Sept. 30

The House passed the FY2023 Transportation Funding Legislation which would provide $4.57 billion in multimodal capital investment to the U.S. Department of Transportation for FY23. Senate up next to pass funding.

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Tomorrow’s Infrastructure Will Need More Efficiency – The Future of Hydrodemolition

Featuring Keith Armishaw from Aquajet, this Digging Deeper Podcast episode takes a look into hydrodemolition, it’s role in our country’s infrastructure rebuilding, and what we can look forward to in the technology.

Graves: Expect Infrastructure Costs & Inflation to Get Worse

The chairman of the Transportation & Infrastructure committee, Sam Graves (R-MO), said: “It’s possible and even likely that the bad economic news is going to get worse."

Asphalt and tar roofing and siding products have increased + 3.2% from May 2022 to June 2022 and are up 22.2% from June 2021

New Broadband Funds Need Competence, Oversight

Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

The funds offered through the American Rescue Plan Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act promise to finally close the last remaining gaps in digital connectivity across the country.

The funds offered through the American Rescue Plan Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act promise to finally close the last remaining gaps in digital connectivity across the country.

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