Sources: American Road & Transportation Builders Association, Washington, D.C.; CP staff More than 222,000 U.S. bridges need major repair or are structurally deficient and warrant replacement, according to an American Road & Transportation Builders Association analysis of the recently released U.S. Department of Transportation 2023 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database. Factoring average cost data states submit to the U.S. DOT,…
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Analysts measure Infrastructure bill’s net road & bridge funding gains
Sources: National Stone Sand & Gravel Association, Alexandria, Va.; American Road & Transportation Builders Association, Washington, D.C.; Rock Products staffNational Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Vice President of Government and Regulatory Affairs Michele Stanley calls the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, subject of a November 15 White House signing ceremony, the most important piece of transportation legislation since the Interstate…
Read MoreWhite House guidance stands to hamper transportation project permits
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association has asked the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal to measure greenhouse gas emissions from new transportation projects. The agency action is part of larger performance measures required under the 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) surface transportation reauthorization law, and follows the White House’s early-August release of “Final Guidance on Considering Climate Change in Environmental Reviews” for federal agencies.
Read MoreConstruction interests compound court challenges to OSHA silica rule
Associated Builders & Contractors, Associated General Contractors of America American Road & Transportation Builders Association and four peer groups plan to join eight state affiliates petitioning the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for review of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s final rule on crystalline silica exposure. Released in late March, it sets a threshold of 50-micrograms per cubic meter of air, averaged over an eight-hour shift, compared to a longstanding 250-microgram level for the construction industry.
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