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Jun 21, 2022, 15:54 ET American Road & Transportation Builders Association Study Shows State Gas Tax Adjustments Have Limited Impacts on Pump Prices

President Biden indicated over the weekend that he's considering a federal gas tax (18.4-cents-per-gallon) suspension to address increased pump...

Mar 29, 2022, 11:15 ET State Gas Tax Adjustments Have Limited Impacts on Pump Prices, New Analysis Shows

Do gas tax holidays automatically result in significantly lower prices and big savings for motorists at the pump? The short answer is "no," according ...

Feb 02, 2022, 09:02 ET Nearly 224,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair; Placed End-to-End They Would Stretch from L.A. to Maine and Back Again, Latest Analysis of Federal Data Finds

Nearly 224,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's...

Sep 22, 2021, 09:45 ET Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Would Provide Major U.S. Economic Boost, New Analysis Reveals

Every $1 increase in federal highway, bridge, and public transit investment under the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) will generate as...

Aug 06, 2021, 09:50 ET As U.S. DOT Sec. Buttigieg Touts Infrastructure Deal in Atlanta, Data Show 374 Georgia Bridges Need Repair

Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation National Bridge Inventory (NBI) show that more than 220,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or...

Jul 29, 2021, 12:30 ET As U.S. DOT Sec. Buttigieg Touts Infrastructure Deal in Baltimore, Data Show 273 Maryland Bridges Need Repair

Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation National Bridge Inventory (NBI) show that more than 220,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or...

Jul 16, 2021, 09:30 ET As U.S. DOT Sec. Buttigieg Touts Infrastructure Deal in Chicago, Data Show More than 2,300 Illinois Bridges Need Repair

Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation National Bridge Inventory (NBI) show that more than 220,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or...

Jul 14, 2021, 12:00 ET As U.S. DOT Sec. Buttigieg Heads West to Tout Infrastructure Deal, Data Show 400 Oregon Bridges Need Repair

Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation National Bridge Inventory (NBI) show that more than 220,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or...

Jun 25, 2021, 10:56 ET "Life is a Highway" - Research Shows Impact of America's Primary Road Network on Pop Culture

The nation's transportation network, anchored by 48,000-miles of Interstate highways and more than 58,000 Interstate bridges, has inspired hundreds...

May 24, 2021, 14:04 ET Freight Bottlenecks a $42 Billion Hidden Cost on U.S. Economy, Federal Data Shows

Freight bottlenecks cost the U.S. economy more than $42 billion in 2019—a hidden tax on the American people that is only likely to increase as the...

Mar 23, 2021, 12:12 ET Over 220,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair, Latest Analysis of Federal Data Finds

More than 220,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to an American Road & Transportation Builders Association...

Mar 16, 2021, 10:40 ET Federal Investment Helped Advance 22,000 Highway Improvement Projects in 2020, New Data Reveals

State governments leveraged $29 billion in federal funds to advance $70 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2020, according to...

Jul 08, 2020, 12:19 ET First-of-its-Kind Dashboard Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment in Alabama

Alabama leveraged $731.4 million in federal funds to advance $902.6 million in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an...

Jul 07, 2020, 15:22 ET First-of-its-Kind Dashboard Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment in Indiana

Indiana leveraged more than $1 billion in federal funds to advance over $1.9 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according...

Jul 06, 2020, 16:48 ET First-of-its-Kind Dashboard Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment in Maine

Maine leveraged $123.9 million in federal funds to advance $224.4 million in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an...

Jul 06, 2020, 16:18 ET First-of-its-Kind Dashboard Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment in Colorado

Colorado leveraged $135.7 million in federal funds to advance $1,260.5 million in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an...

Jul 06, 2020, 16:12 ET First-of-its-Kind Dashboard Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment in Montana

Montana leveraged $410.4 million in federal funds to advance $468.6 million in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an...

Jul 06, 2020, 16:05 ET First-of-its-Kind Dashboard Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment in Iowa

Iowa leveraged $336.5 million in federal funds to advance $533.4 million in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an...

Jul 06, 2020, 15:57 ET First-of-its-Kind Dashboard Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment in South Dakota

South Dakota leveraged $282.4 million in federal funds to advance $395 million in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an...

Jun 10, 2020, 11:21 ET First-of-its-Kind Dashboard Tool Highlights Benefits of Federal Highway Investment

States leveraged $31 billion in federal funds to advance $66.5 billion in highway improvements during fiscal year (FY) 2018, according to an...

Apr 13, 2020, 00:01 ET 230,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair, New Analysis of Federal Data Finds

Nearly 231,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to an American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) ...

Apr 01, 2019, 07:50 ET 47,000 U.S. Bridges in Poor Condition & Pace of Repair Slows to Crawl, New ARTBA Analysis of Federal Data Shows

The length of America's structurally deficient bridges if placed end-to-end would span nearly 1,100 miles, the distance between Chicago and Houston,...

Feb 28, 2018, 11:30 ET Major $183 Billion Boost to California's Economy Expected Over 10 Years from Transportation Investments in Senate Bill 1

A comprehensive new analysis finds that an April 2017 California law will generate nearly $183 billion in economic activity and user benefits...

Jan 29, 2018, 10:54 ET Over 54,000 American Bridges Structurally Deficient, Analysis of New Federal Data Shows

The nearly 48,000-mile Interstate Highway System literally moves the U.S. economy. It carries 75 percent of the nation's heavy truck traffic. A new...

Nov 16, 2017, 15:37 ET ARTBA Says House Bill "Dropped the Ball" on Transportation Tax Reform Needed to Avert Looming Highway Trust Fund Insolvency and Help Pay for Trump Infrastructure Plan

A leading transportation infrastructure group criticized the House tax bill passed today for failing to address the looming insolvency of the Highway ...