The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) appreciates the efforts over the past two years by Governor Haley and the General Assembly to review highway funding issues and to identify potential solutions towards meeting the needs of the state. …
Caltrans Effort for Greater Efficiency Continues
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 30, 2015 – Caltrans announced significant progress toward becoming a more modern, efficient, transparent and accountable organization…
Is the Electrical Grid Destined to Go the Way of the Telephone?
New technologies are allowing consumers to move from grid-based electricity to personal home-based electricity. Instead of the two-way transactional process,…
UK Government Makes Radical Reforms of the Planning System Part of Long-term Economic Plan
Local residents will have a greater say over the future development of their area, under plans announced by Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis today (31 July 2014). Radical reforms of the planning system have been made as part of the government’s…
Global Business Leaders Push for Infrastructure Funding Overhaul
International business leaders are lobbying the Group of 20 bloc of advanced and developing countries to tackle a $57 trillion shortfall in global infrastructure, pressing for changes to funding rules they say would help big projects move ahead. This week's…
As Highway Trust Fund Nears Collapse, Poll Shows a Majority of Americans Worry About Unsafe Conditions
As the Highway Trust Fund nears collapse, a new national random-sample survey released today shows that a majority of Americans are worried about unsafe conditions on roads and highways. Nearly three in ten say poor road conditions have contributed to an accident…
