ARTBA - Mon January 23, 2023
ARTBA: Proposed Expanded EPA Authority Over Roadside Ditches Endangers Goals of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) and its coalition allies Jan. 18 sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court over the agency's recent proposal that expands federal jurisdiction over roadside ditches....
ARTBA - Tue January 03, 2023
Latest 'Waters of the United States' Proposal Threatens to Undermine Progress Goals of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Dec. 30 rule expanding Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction over roadside ditches will slow delivery of transportation projects and threatens to nullify the benefits of the 2021 federal infrastructure law, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Syracuse.com - Wed December 07, 2022
Judge Lets NYDOT Plan, Not Build, I-81 in Syracuse While Lawsuit is Pending
A New York State Supreme Court judge on Dec. 5 modified his earlier injunction halting work on the Interstate 81 project in Syracuse to allow state officials to do paperwork necessary to award the first construction contract for the $2.25 billion project....
Albany Times Union - Mon December 05, 2022
Construction Gets Going On $4.5B Underground Power Line From Quebec to NYC
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was in the Washington County village of Whitehall Nov. 30 to announce the start of construction on a 339-mi.-long underground transmission line that will bring clean power from Quebec's hydroelectric plants to New York City....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed November 30, 2022
Infrastructure Bill … One Year Later
Mid-November marked the end of year one of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and ARTBA reviewed U.S. Treasury Department data on new project starts spawned by the bill. The road and bridge construction association reports that 29,000 new projects were supported by $53.5 billion in highway and bridge formula funds leveraged at the state level....
NTEA - Mon November 21, 2022
NTEA Supports U.S. Senate Catalytic Converter Anti-Theft Legislation
NTEA — The Association for the Work Truck Industry announced support for legislation to combat the rise in catalytic converter theft. The Preventing Auto Recycling Theft (PART) Act (Senate Bill 5024) — introduced by U.S....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 17, 2022
Maryland Officials Announce U.S. 219 Funding in Garrett County
As part of a four-day scheduled visit to the western part of the state, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan stopped in Grantsville on Oct. 17 to announce $77 million in funding that will complete the remaining 8-mi....
General Services Administration - Tue October 11, 2022
GSA Administrator Highlights 'Buy Clean' Progress in Ohio
On Sept. 15, U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Robin Carnahan joined White House officials and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in Ohio to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration's Buy Clean Initiative....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 06, 2022
Buy Clean Initiative: Interagency Task Force Readies to Issue Instructions
Instructions for integrating President Joe Biden's Buy Clean Initiative are on the way, compliments of an interagency task force overseeing the procurement program. Agencies will receive the instructions, which prioritize the purchase of steel, concrete, asphalt and flat glass that feature lower emission levels in their manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance and disposal....
llinois Association of Aggregate Producers - Tue August 30, 2022
TFIC Releases Its Analysis of IDOT's New Six-Year Plan
The Transportation for Illinois Coalition (TFIC) has developed an analysis of the FY2023-2028 Multi-Year Plan (MYP) for state road construction, released by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and IDOT. The plan calls for an investment of $24.6 billion in Illinois roads and bridges over the six-year period (last year's MYP totaled $20.7 billion)....
