Congress reaches deal to end FAA shutdown

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 04, 2011

After a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that left 4,000 transportation and construction workers temporarily furloghed, Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise that after the Senate approved the margin. The Budget Control Act of 2011 has been sent ...

AASHTO says Associated Press economic stimulus analysis ‘flawed’

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Jan 20, 2010

According to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the Associated Press released a flawed analysis of the results of the economic stimulus spending on roads and bridges. Its authors overlooked the 210,000 direct on-project transportation jobs the ...