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Florida Congressional hearing on major transportation bill today

March 14, 2011

House Transportation Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-Fla.) conducted a Congressional field hearing today in Central Florida on pending major transportation legislation. This will be the only scheduled field hearing ...

Caltrans veteran joins OCTA

July 23, 2010

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Jim Beil, a 22-year transportation veteran from Caltrans, will join the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) as the new executive director of Capital Programs. Beil, Caltrans deputy district director of Capital ...

Rep. Duncan: Reauthorization stalled because no one can agree

April 15, 2010

U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN), Highways and Transit Subcommittee Ranking Member, told his colleagues during a hearing on using innovative financing practices to deliver surface transportation projects that ...

Safety is in the numbers for pothole patching crews

March 30, 2010

If a main street, highway or expressway is in need of a pothole patching job, a crew of between six and 10 workers may be required to safely get the ...

TRIP report: North Carolina faces $20 billion shortfall in next 20 years

March 23, 2010

TRIP today released a North Carolina report at news conferences in Charlotte, Raleigh and Winston-Salem. The report, “The Future of North Carolina’s Transportation System,” analyzes road and bridge conditions, traffic congestion, ...

$17.6 billion ‘jobs bill’ passes Senate, transfers $19.5 billion into Highway Trust Fund

March 17, 2010

St. Patrick's Day must be lucky for than the Irish. Looks like the transportation industry is in luck until at least the end of the year. The Senate voted 68-34 on March ...

Hanson Pipe and Precast Replaces Collapsed Metal Culvert with Concrete on Major Canadian Highway

March 15, 2010

Hanson Pipe & Precast provided 15 pieces of 2,400-mm diameter concrete pipe on March 2 for the eastbound lane of Highway 417, in Ottawa, Ontario, after road contractors filling potholes ...

Highway, transit shutdown ends with enactment of one-month extension

March 03, 2010

The Senate approved a bill Tuesday night to extend legal authority for the Highway Trust Fund for 30 days, sending the legislation to President Barack Obama, who has now signed ...

Is the Senate’s approval of a highway bill extension a step in the right direction or two steps back?

February 26, 2010

The Senate passed an extension of the highway bill through the end of December, which seems like it would be a move in the right direction. But that one advancement forward ...

Tennessee DOT obligates all — $572 million — highway stimulus funds

February 17, 2010

TDOT credits partnership with metropolitan planning organizations statewide NASHVILLE -- The Tennessee Department of Transportation has obligated 100% of the $572 million in Highway Infrastructure Investment funds made available through the ...
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