Construction interests welcomed a major transportation infrastructure investment proposal President Obama outlined on Labor Day in Milwaukee, yet question how it might be funded—through budget offsets or additional deficit spending—and if it is a stand-alone measure or part of a prospective authorization succeeding the (2004-2009) SAFETEA highway legislation
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Global Labor Group Claims Role In Aggregate Industries Strike Settlement
Networking ICEM members on both sides of the Atlantic reportedly factored into negotiations leading to settlement of late-August strikes at Aggregate Industries Northeast concrete and asphalt operations
Read MoreNrmca Fleet Graphics Award Entry Deadline Nears
Now in its tenth year, the Fleet Graphics Award program is accepting entries submitted to NRMCA by September 15
Read MoreAsr Diagnosis, Mitigation Report Completes Fhwa Series
The FHWA’s second of a two-part Alkali-Silica Reactivity focus, “Report on the Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Mitigation of Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) in Transportation Structures (FHWA Report No. FHWA-HIF-09-004),” assists state departments of transportation and other agencies in contending with a deleterious process in concrete structures
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