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Senate Amendment Protects P3 Projects in Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

Senate passes Van Hollen Amendment to bipartisan infrastructure deal which will help ensure secure financing of public-private infrastructure projects

The Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) massive Southern Ohio Veterans Memorial Highway (State Route 823) project was finished in less than four years —three years and eight months to be exact - with the help of a P3 financing model

Report: $1 Spent on Transportation Creates $4.30 in Economic Benefit

California found that upcoming spending on federal, state and local infrastructure will also generate nearly $200 billion in economic activity

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Poll: 83% of Americans Support Infrastructure Spending and Job Growth

The poll, conducted by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, asked participants to identify what types of funding should be included in upcoming infrastructure legislation

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America's Roadways Not Poised for Return to Work

Commuting hassles are poised to reemerge as workers return to the office but a new AI-powered study reveals how cities and municipalities can rethink how they handle their infrastructure maintenance projects and get roads in shape faster

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Senators Short Infrastructure Funding to Protect Tax Evaders

Bipartisan senators negotiating a $1.2 trillion hard infrastructure bill eschew paying for it with deficit spending, but choose to restrict unemployment insurance rather than enforce IRS law to raise adequate revenues

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that adding $40 billion of IRS funding would add $103 billion in federal revenue.

House Votes to Increase US DOT Funding by $19B

The spending increase on its way to the Senate would expand safety programs and fund highway, rail, transit and climate-focused infrastructure projects as part of a sprawling spending package the U.S. House of Representatives approved Thursday

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Infrastructure Bill Progresses in Senate

Lawmakers voted to move forward with debate on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure proposal after they reached a deal on major outstanding issues.

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Infrastructure Investment Holds Key to 100,000+ Equipment Manufacturing Jobs

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New data shows infrastructure investment could substantially boost U.S. manufacturing job growth before the end of President Biden’s first term.

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What's Delaying Infrastructure Talks Now?

Negotiators are working to resolve two issues standing in the way of a bipartisan infrastructure package and hoping to vote on proceeding next week while a new poll shows support for infrastructure funding is growing nationwide

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Digital Twin Consortium, Surveyors Group Announce Construction Tech Development Agreement

The Digital Twin Consortium® and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have entered into a liaison agreement to create and develop digital twin enabling technologies for the built and natural environments.

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Construction News Tracker: $3.5 Trillion is the Number for New Infrastructure

Construction news is dominated by infrastructure-funding struggles; first construction momentum drop in six months; falling lumber prices; rising portion of civil contractors report growing backlogs but 65% say skills shortage is already delaying projects

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Road Building Optimism High as Industry Awaits Sustainable Funding

During the National Asphalt Pavement Association mid-year meeting, FMI shared their market outlook and the economic drivers impacting the demand for asphalt this year and beyond

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