House T&I Committee Hearing Focuses on Infrastructure Needs
A variety of surface transportation funding mechanisms were debated during an all-day informational hearing held by the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Feb. 7, with a focus on the need to increase the federal fuel tax. “For years we have held hearings documenting the deterioration of our infrastructure – now we’ve run up a $2 trillion funding gap,” explained Chairman Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., (seen above) during his opening remarks. Photo via the U.S...
House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Hears Pitch to Raise Gas Tax
By John Schneidawind, vice president of public affairs, ARTBA If the experience of newly elected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is any indication, campaigning on raising the gas tax isn’t political suicide. It’s a path to victory. Speaking Feb. 7 before a hearing of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) under its new chairman, Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), Walz detailed how he won last November with a proactive stance on raising the state gas tax. He appeared at the hear...
Panel Discussion: How Can We Improve U.S. Transportation Infrastructure?
Introduction The title question for this feature has been discussed and debated countless times by countless people and organizations in many formats. But a letter Informed Infrastructure received and published in its July/August 2018 issue sparked our own questions about how we can better discuss and analyze this problem as well as come up with some real, actionable solutions. The letter was from Mike Lawrence, the CEO of Tensar Corp., which produces geosynthetic technologies for infrastr...
Ranking Member Graves: Future of Our Infrastructure Depends on Transformative Approach
Washington, D.C. - Opening remarks, as prepared, of Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) from today’s hearing entitled, “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investing in Our Nation’s Infrastructure Cannot Wait”: Thank you, Chairman DeFazio. I want to reiterate that I’m looking forward to working with you and all the Members of the Committee to provide America with the modern infrastructure it needs for our growing economy. In recent years, our two sid...
T&I Hearing Highlights Importance of Addressing Current & Future Needs of America’s Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. - Today’s first hearing in the 116th Congress of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee highlighted the importance of finding solutions to America’s infrastructure needs; solutions that include the safe integration of innovative technologies and reducing the length of the project delivery process. “We all know that we have significant infrastructure needs, and we have to continue rebuilding and improving our infrastructure network – roads, bridges, ports, waterways,...
EIB Approves EUR 4.8 Billion of Transport, Business, Urban and Energy Financing and Meets with Civil Society Organisations
EUR 2.3 billion of new financing for business investment across Europe and Africa EUR 1 billion for electric vehicles, upgrading international rail links and urban transport 120 NGO and civil society representatives joined the EIB to discuss EU Bank priorities The European Investment Bank on Tuesday approved a total of EUR 4.8 billion of new financing for private sector, transport, energy, housing and water investment. This included EUR 864 million support for investment outside Eu...
Thirteen Steel Projects Win 2019 AISC IDEAS2 Awards
Drumroll please… Announcing the 2019 IDEAS2 winners, showcasing the best structural steel projects this year! The Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program is conducted annually by AISC, and is the highest honor bestowed on building projects by the U.S. structural steel industry, recognizing excellence and innovation in the use of structural steel on building projects across the country. The 13 IDEAS2 winners were chosen from nearly 100 submission...
ARTBA Foundation Seeks Nominations for Annual Industry Leader Development Program
Deadline: April 1 WASHINGTON) - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is accepting nominations for its 2019 Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP), a first-of-its-kind “101” introduction to federal and state advocacy for transportation infrastructure market development and protection. It will be held May 13-15 in the Nation’s Capital. The ILDP and its associated Industry Leader Development Council (ILDC), boasts of ne...
Ranking Member Graves in The Hill: Improving America’s Infrastructure to Break Washington Gridlock
BY REP. SAM GRAVES (R-MO.), OPINION CONTRIBUTOR News coverage of Washington today focuses on gridlock. Frequently ignored is the fact that there are issues where members of Congress from both parties and the administration have worked together recently to get things done for the American people. Infrastructure is one such issue. You just may not have noticed because when it doesn’t rise to the level of political mudwrestling, it doesn’t get air time. But one thing is clear as the p...
Fairfield Glade: Pressure Sewer System Perfect Fit for Tennessee Retirement Locale
In the early 1970s, a flashy promotional campaign launched Fairfield Glade, a private retirement enclave atop East Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau. It was the first step of a marathon project that developers likely knew would take generations to complete, but the momentum of its expansion and allure has never wavered. Today, the 12,000-acre enterprise (population about 8,200; average age 68) is consistently lauded as one of the best retirement spots in Tennessee, and reviewers reg...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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