LATE JULY UPDATE:
STRIKE SETTLED
THREE-WEEK
IMPASSE ENDS
AS ROAD WORK
VOLUME PLUNGES LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE USA, CHICAGO-AREA ROAD WORKERS GO
ON STRIKE!
CONSTRUCTION
TRADES
UNEMPLOYMENT
AS
HIGH AS 40 PERCENT IN CHICAGO REGION
FEARS
ABOUT
WORK
LOAD
LOOM AS STIMULUS MONEY WILL EVAPORATE IN 2011, WITH SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION REAUTHORIZATION STALLED
SOCIALIST
PARTY:
LABOR
STRUGGLE
A CHALLENGE TO CAPITALIST ASSAULT ON WORKERS"
GOVERNMENT,
PRIVATE SECTOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION LOBBIES DENOUNCE KERRY-LIEBERMAN
CLIMATE CHANGE BILL, PROPOSED 'LIVABILITY' REGS
AGC
ATTACKS PILFERING OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, NEW REGULATORY OBSTACLES
ARTBA
CONDEMNS
DIVERSION
OF
TRANSPORTATION-DERIVED
FEES
IN
ADVANCE OF MAY D.C. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION LOBBYING FLY-IN, AASHTO
JOINS IN CONSORTIUM POLITELY REQUESTING CHANGES IN BILL
ARTBA
RAISES
ISSUES
WITH
'LIVABILITY'
BILL
THAT WOULD COMINGLE HIGHWAY,
HOUSING FUNDS FOR HIGH-DENSITY PROJECTS
IN SPITE OF
ADMINISTRATION'S 'TRANSFORMATIVE' TRANSPORTATION PHILOSOPHY, AASHTO
MAKES POWERFUL PITCH FOR CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS
RELEASED
IN
LATE
APRIL,
AASHTO'S
NEW
'UNLOCKING
GRIDLOCK' REPORT STRESSES
HIGHWAY CAPACITY INCREASES AHEAD OF MAY 2010 TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
FLY-IN
IN MAJOR POLICY
SHIFT, BIKES NOW EQUAL TO AUTOS, DOT SEC'Y SAYS
LA
HOOD SPEAKS TO BIKE CONFERECNE IN PORTLAND, DESCRIBES BIG POLICY CHANGE
THAT LIKELY WILL APPEAR IN REAUTHORIZATION PROPOSAL
MID-MARCH
BULLETIN:
HIGHWAY
PROGRAM
EXTENDED
THROUGH
END
OF
YEAR
THE BIG CHILL!
FEDERAL
SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM
IN
ABEYANCE
AS
CONGRESS
FAILS
TO
EXTEND
SAFETEA-LU
HIGHWAY TRUST
FUND WILL NEED BAIL OUT IN 2010, AGC WARNS
EXISTING
REVENUE
STREAMS
REMAIN
INSUFFICIENT
FOR
DEMANDS
PLACED
ON
HIGHWAY
TRUST
FUND
HOUSE JOBS BILL
INCLUDES $27.5 BILLION
BONUS FOR HIGHWAYS,
SAFETEA-LU EXTENSION
THROUGH SEPTEMBER
BILL
ALSO
STABILIZES
HIGHWAY
TRUST FUND
INDUSTRY MESSAGE
TO OBAMA AND CONGRESS: TAKE ACTION NOW ON SIX-YEAR HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT
BILL
RADIO,
INTERNET
AND
PRINT
ADS
ROLLED
OUT
FOR
DEC.
3
WHITE
HOUSE
JOBS
SUMMIT
PDF
OF FULL-PAGE AD
OBERSTAR FIGHTS
FOR THREE-MONTH SAFETEA-LU EXTENSION
BUT
SENATE AND OBAMA ADMINISTRATION WANT 18-MONTH EXTENSION TO DEVELOP
'TRANSFORMATIONAL' [READ 'GREEN'] SURFACE TRANSPORTATION LEGISLATION
GIVE IT BACK!
FHWA
RESCINDS
$8.7
BILLION
OF
STATE
HIGHWAY
FUNDS,
WAS
OBLIGED
BY
LAW
SENATE, HOUSE COMMITTEES AT ODDS ON
SAFETEA-LU 18-MONTH EXTENSION
SENATE,
ADMINISTRATION
WANT
YEAR-AND-A-HALF
EXTENSION
PAST
SEPT.
30
EXPIRATION
IN MID-JUNE HOUSE
COMMITTEE RELEASES SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
REAUTHORIZATION LEGISLATION
BUT
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS NOT SEEKING REAUTHORIZATION THIS YEAR
NATIONAL
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS SCRAP OF FUEL TAX IN FAVOR OF VEHICLE MILES
TRAVELED TAX OVER 10 YEARS
COMMISSION
ALSO
RECOMMENDS
SHORT-TERM
10
CENTS/GAL
GAS
TAX
AND
15
CENTS/GAL
DIESEL
TAX
INCREASES,
WITH
NEW
PUBLIC-PRIVATE
REVENUE
STREAMS,
EXPANDED
TOLLING
AND
CONGESTION PRICING
NATIONAL
COMMISSION
REPORT,
RELEASED
ON
JAN.
15,
2008
ARTICLE
ON
NATIONAL
COMMISSION
BY
TOM
KUENNEN
IN
BETTER
ROADS
MAGAZINE,
FEBRUARY
2007
LESS THAN
3.5 PERCENT OF $789 BILLION HOUSE-SENATE CONFERENCE STIMULUS BILL IS
DEVOTED TO HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES
$27.5
BILLION
FOR
HIGHWAYS
AND
BRIDGES
IS
FINAL
FIGURE
AFTER
STIMULUS
BILLS
ARE
RECONCILED
FEB.
12;
BILL
WAS
AGGRESSIVELY
PROMOTED
AS
AN
INFRASTRUCTURE PACKAGE LATE LAST YEAR
AASHTO: STATES
HAVE 5,000
PROJECTS READY
TO GO ANTICIPATING INFRASTRUCTURE STIMULUS PACKAGE APPROVAL
NEW:
LET
STATES,
NOT
SPECIAL
INTERESTS,
DECIDE
WHICH
PROJECTS
ARE
FUNDED,
AASHTO
URGES
AASHTO
DESCRIBES
PROJECTS
BY
STATE
ASPHALT
INDUSTRY
MAINTAINS
IT'S
THE
SUSTAINABLE
CHOICE
FOR
PACKAGE
HIGH GAS PRICES,
PLUNGE IN MILES DRIVEN, UNSOLVED FUNDING SHORTAGES, AND PROPOSED
GREENHOUSE GAS LEGISLATION MAKE 'PERFECT STORM' FOR HIGHWAYS
UPDATE
JUNE
6:
FAILURE
OF
CAP-AND-TRADE
GREENHOUSE
GAS
LEGISLATION
DOES
NOT
GET
INDUSTRY
OFF
THE
HOOK
U.S. DOT REJECTS
MAIN FINDINGS
OF NATIONAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY AND REVENUE STUDY COMMITTEE
AASHTO
SUPPORTS
PANEL'S
'BOLD
AND
GROUNDBREAKING'
IDEAS,
REAFFIRMATION
OF
FEDERAL
ROLE
AGC
SECONDS NATIONAL COMMISSION REPORT FINDINGS, URGES CONGRESS TO CONSIDER
PANEL'S RECOMMENDATION
NATIONAL
COMMISSION
REPORT,
RELEASED
ON
JAN.
15,
2008
ARTICLE
ON
NATIONAL
COMMISSION
BY
TOM
KUENNEN
IN
BETTER
ROADS
MAGAZINE,
FEBRUARY
2007
TOLLS, PRIVATE
SECTOR
MAY BUILD HALF OF NEW
EXPRESSWAYS IN COMING DECADE
BUT
PUBLIC BACKLASH MAY HAMPER SHIFT, AND SYSTEM NEEDS STILL WON'T BE MET,
SAYS AASHTO'S HORSLEY AT ARTBA PUBLIC-PRIVATE VENTURES CONFERENCE
HORSLEY'S
PPT
PRESENTATION
(PPT
READER
REQUIRED)
KUDOS FOR
KUENNEN'S
PAVEMENT PRESERVATION
PRESENTATION TO
MINNESOTA DOT
"KUENNEN'S PRESENTATION AT
THE 11TH ANNUAL MINNESOTA PAVEMENT CONFERENCE -- TITLED 'HOT BUTTON
ISSUES IN PAVEMENT PRESERVATION' -- WAS LIKE A STATE-OF-THE UNION
ADDRESS ON PAVEMENT PRESERVATION"
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM!
LEGISLATION WAS SIGNED
BY EISENHOWER JUNE 29, 1956
AASHTO-SPONSORED CARAVAN
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ASPHALT:
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NOVEL
HMA
MIXES
GIVE
CONTRACTORS,
GOVERNMENTS
NEW
OPTIONS
CLICK
HERE
CONCRETE:
FHWA's
MAJOR
CONCRETE
INITIATIVE
ONLY
PART
OF
DYNAMIC CHANGE
CLICK
HERE
ROADS
AND
THE
WAR
ON TERRORISM
RALLY FOR ROADS!
The nation's roadbuilders and their allies are pondering how
they will provide the roads and highways the nation will need to
maintain its
economy and help fight the new War on Terrorism. Now more than
ever,
we need to keep our highways and bridges secure, intact and in good
working order.
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June
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April 2010 ROAD SCIENCE on the new world of recycled concrete aggregate
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2010
ROAD
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challenges to the secondary road
system
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2009
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accountability
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the
federal
surface
transportation
program
reauthorization
due
September 2009
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2008
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expresswaysonline.com
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HISTORY
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Greening
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ARCHIVED
NEWS
ARTICLES!
BACKTRACK 2003:
FUNDS
SHORTAGE
EMERGES
AS
CRITICAL
ISSUE
IN
TEA-21
REAUTHORIZATION
A
SHORTFALL IN FUNDING IN CRITICAL FEDERAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
THREATENS ROAD
CONSTRUCTION AND PRESERVATION EFFORTS
BACKTRACK 2002:
INDUSTRY,
LEGISLATORS WANTED $40
BILLION
TO
$50 BILLION/YEAR TEA-3 PROGRAM
(and
that's
not
all
...)
ARTBA LAYS OUT PLAN
FOR $60 BILLION/YEAR
PROGRAM BY FY 2009
BACKTRACK 2002: LINES
DRAWN IN TEA-21 REAUTHORIZATION!
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCATES SEEK 'MONUMENTAL'
CHANGE IN U.S. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION POLICY
OTHER ARCHIVED ARTICLES
ON HIGHWAY POLICY!
INDUSTRY, LEGISLATORS HUSTLE
TO
RESTORE FY 2003 FUNDING
April 2002 -- Back then it looked like the road construction
and maintenance industry would recover most of the surface
transportation funding cuts planned by the Bush administration for FY
2003, which begins Oct. 1.
YEAR 2001 SEASON
WAS WATERSHED
IN WORK ZONE SAFETY
September 2001 -- During the 2001 road work season, the
industry stepped up its war on work zone fatalities and injuries with
new efforts at the
national level, and among states as well
FEDS, STATES AND PRIVATE SECTOR
SCRAMBLE TO DELIVER PROJECTS
July 2001 -- Transportation Secretary Mineta vows more
concrete is on way, as inadequate funding no longer main issue for
highway, airport work
ATTACK ON FEDERAL GAS TAX RESUMES
AS CONGESTION
PROBLEMS
INCREASE
May 2001 -- A suspension or
"holiday" in the collection of all or part of the federal gas tax --
even if temporary -- would endanger the highway industry's
attempts to reduce the backlog of U.S. highway infrastructure
construction needs.
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Politics and Funding Articles
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TECHNICAL
ARTICLES!
ASPHALT
INDUSTRY
HEAVES
SIGH OF RELIEF
AS
NIOSH EASES AWAY
FROM
FUMES FINDING
May 2001 -- The
federal government isn't about to declare fumes from asphalt paving
operations to be carcinogenic.
FHWA INCLUDES WORK ZONE
MOBILITY IN NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING
FOCUS ON DRIVER DEATHS
IN WORK ZONE AWARENESS WEEK
ABANDONMENT
OF THE RESTRICTED ZONE
BY SUPERPAVE SPECS
WILL MEAN BETTER MARKET
FOR AGGREGATE GRADATIONS
Superpave secret: Use right
roller . . . Foamed Asphalt makes inroads in Wisconsin . . .
Superpave restricted zone under fire . . . Ann Arbor conference in
Seattle report . . . High-Performance Concrete ... Click Here
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and Materials Articles
REFERENCE
AND
ARCHIVAL
MATERIAL!
ANALYSIS
How Gore-Lieberman Win Would Have Impacted U.S. Fuel Taxes,
Prices (October 2000)
Will Lack of "Hard" Research Cause
F-SHRP to Fall Flat? (March 2000)
Don't Ignore the Soccer Moms and Dads
(August 1998)
PRIMER ON 1998 REAUTHORIZATION
Here's a must-have background on 1998 Surface Transportation
reauthorization, including a glossary
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