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13 Things You Will Want to Know about the Senate's Transportation Bill

A summary and bill text of MAP-21 was released late Friday night by the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee.

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Boehner: House Will Move Multiyear Bill by Year's End

House Republicans will introduce a multiyear surface transportation reauthorization bill would expand domestic energy production to pay for transportation infrastructure.

Senate Votes on Jobs Act Underscore Need to Pass Multi-Year Transport Bill

American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)

ARTBA president says Senate's two-year highway bill is viable legislation capable of bipartisan support

Senate Blocks Jobs Bill

Two caucusing Democrats joined Republicans in the 51-49 vote to stop the bill, which would have spent $60 billion on transportation infrastructure programs.

Details on Today's Senate Votes On Transportation Jobs Bills

Attention will shift to Senate EPW committee's two-year proposal next week

Construction News Tracker

November 3 - Construction News Tracker

House Republicans offer a new transportation bill, two major U.S. manufacturers unveil new product alliances and warm-mix process replaces fiber in porous asphalt. All this and more on the construction industry's newscast.

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LaHood Calls for Passage of Jobs Bill to Strengthen Transportation, Put People Back to Work

The investments made under the transportation portion of the American Jobs Act could put hundreds of thousands of people to work around the country, renovating and rebuilding our roads, rails, and runways.

Colorado Contractor Eliminates Largest Annoyance with On-Site Stockpile

A-1 Chipseal uses on-site stockpile to eliminate the headache of finding a stockpile location and the coordination required to keep it running and safe

A-1 Chipseal used the new Mobile Stockpile to lay approximately one-half of a million square yards of treatment.

CA 1: Where Warm Mix and Rubber Meet the Road

Warm mix additive and rubberized asphalt binder create high-performance pavement on a scenic California- coast highway

Gap-graded asphalt rubber mix is placed 1 1/4-in-chdeep at a temperature of 240 deg F at the screed.

Obama Urges Congress to Put Construction Workers Back on the Job

President Obama is urging Congress to pass the transportation piece of the American Jobs Act, which will make an immediate investment of $50 billion in our nation’s transportation infrastructure and a $10 billion investment to create a bipartisan National Infrastructure Bank.

Pavement Preservation Provides Greener Alternatives

International Slurry Surfacing Association (ISSA)

Pavement preservation processes use fewer natural resources, consume less energy and reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions when compared to performing mill and fill alone or a full rehabilitation.

Micro surfacing application.

Bergkamp Promotes Two Industry Experts

Scott Bergkamp is the new President/CEO, while Bill Cooper has been promoted to executive vice president/COO.

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