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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 ...

Aug 01, 2017, 00:01 ET What Has Happened with U.S. Bridges in the 10 Years Since the Minneapolis I-35W Bridge Collapse?

August 1 marks the 10th anniversary of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis. The bridge was classified as "structurally deficient" and was...

Feb 14, 2017, 23:01 ET Nearly 56,000 American Bridges on Structurally Deficient List, New Analysis of Federal Data Shows

The length of the nation's structurally deficient bridges if placed end-to-end would stretch 1,276 miles, half the distance from New York to Los...

Nov 09, 2016, 04:58 ET Voters Want Transportation Investment

Preliminary November 8 election results show voters in 22 states approved ballot measures that will provide $201 billion in funding extensions and...

Feb 18, 2016, 12:01 ET Nearly 59,000 U.S. Bridges Still Structurally Deficient, New Analysis Finds

There's good news and bad news to report about the condition of America's bridges. The good news is there were 2,574 fewer structurally deficient...

Jun 16, 2015, 12:01 ET Pump shock: Study Finds Surprising Market Impact of Gas Tax Increase

Increasing the gas tax does not result in a commensurate penny-to-penny increase in the retail price motorists pay at the pump, a study of the market ...