Public spending on transportation and water infrastructure declined, by $23 billion, or 6 adjusted for inflation, between 2003 and 2007, according to a report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. The new report follows up on a similar report issued in 2007. The report, "Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure," ...

Work can begin on the Appalachian Regional Short-Line Rail project following the signing of a $12.9 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act stimulus grant agreement on Dec. 1 by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Tennessee also is receiving $2.8 million and West Virginia $1.7 million, bringing to $17.5 million ...

News release form the American Road & Transportation Builders Association: ARTBA President & CEO Pete Ruane Blasts Congressional Inaction on Highway/Transit Bill Following Release of Department of Labor's November Jobless Report (Washington, D.C.) — With the November U.S. Department of Labor report showing the construction industry suffered very significant job losses and with ...

A new study by J.D. Power and Associates, a leading research firm in product quality and consumer satisfaction, found that differences in gas mileage among medium-duty trucks could result in savings of more than $2,000 per truck per year, The study finds that there is an annual cost difference of about ...

Phoenix, Ariz., and Hanford-Corcoran, Calif., Top List of Metro Areas Adding Jobs Chicago and Napa, Calif., Lose Most Jobs for the Year Construction employment either increased or remained steady in one-third — 113 of 337 metropolitan areas — between October 2009 and October 2010 according to an analysis of federal employment ...

The Associated General Contractors of America, which represents more than 33,000 firms in the construction industry, is supporting a federal study group's proposal to raise the federal gas tax.  The AGC's chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, said of the U.S. Deficit Commission’s decision to recommend a 15 cent increase to ...

From a news release issued by the Associated General Contractors of America. Although spending on private, nonresidential and single-family mome construction continues to languish, total construction spending increased by 0.7 percent in October, driven largely by growing demand for power projects and public construction, the Associated General Contractors of America noted ...

The largest federal stimulus project in the United States, a complete reconstruction of the interchange north of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport known as the DFW Connector project, is under way. The four-year project includes 37 new bridges and a road that will be more than 20 lanes wide at one point, ...

The Associated Equipment Distributors group has joined 31 national organizations and other construction industry groups to urge the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to consider a gas tax increase to ease the federal budget deficit and provide more resources for highway investment. AED is an international trade association representing ...

A study by the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group shows that high-speed rail can boost the economy, save energy, curb pollution and provide a popular alternative to congested roads and airports, according to a news release issued by the group. "This report shows why other countries are investing in high-speed rail. ...

The value of new construction is expected to climb to $445.5 billion in 2011, an 8 percent increase from this year, according to a McGraw-Hill Construction forecast reported in the Wall Street Journal. Starts of single-family houses, apartment buildings and commercial properties are expected to increase, but the report predicts a ...

The first large-scale use of Next Generation Concrete Surface for highways is drawing praise from government officials as well as nearby business owners and residents in Duluth, Minn. The 3.7-mile stretch of I-35 through the city features NGCS, a milled surface texture developed at Purdue University to produce the lowest tire-pavement ...