Tag: department of transportation

Former US transportation secretary joins Graniterock

April 9, 2018By Kevin Yanik

Mary Peters, secretary of transportation under President George W. Bush, was elected to the company’s board of directors.

ARTBA: US transportation infrastructure market to rebound in 2018

December 1, 2017By Allison Barwacz

The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is anticipated to rebound slightly next year, following a 2.8 percent drop in 2017, reports ARTBA.

Senate rejects Trump’s proposal to cut transportation funding

July 27, 2017By Allison Barwacz

A Senate panel rejected President Trump’s effort to eliminate Obama-era transportation grants, as opposed to providing a funding boost for the program.

Report details interstate highway system’s deficiencies

June 28, 2016By Kevin Yanik

TRIP produced a report detailing how the aging U.S. interstate highway system will increasingly require more long-term, costly repairs.

Why passage of a long-term highway bill is unlikely this year

September 16, 2015By Kevin Yanik

There goes the industry’s chance this year for a long-term highway bill. That was my reaction upon reading […]

Report: Presidential veto a possibility for next highway patch

July 10, 2015By Kevin Yanik

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx indicated President Obama might veto a Highway Trust Fund patch if Congress passes one […]

Multi-year transportation bill re-sent to Congress

March 31, 2015By Kevin Yanik

The Obama administration sent an update of the Grow America Act, a six-year, $478 billion highway bill, to […]

Intriguing market opportunity

March 5, 2015By Sean Donaghy

Reclaimed asphalt pavement is gaining momentum in U.S. Unless you’ve been living under a rock – no pun […]