The White House on Wednesday outlined a set of infrastructure proposals, including $40 billion for a 鈥渇ix-it-first鈥 policy to prioritize repairing existing roads, bridges and other facilities before building new ones, as part of a $50 billion total plan.
February 20, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Ohio River Bridge Plan May Include Tolls, Officials Say
Plans for the best way to provide much-needed rehabilitation to the Brent Spence Bridge spanning the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington, Ky., are likely to include tolls whether the bridge is rebuilt or lanes are added to the existing one.
March 5, 2013EditorialGovernmentBusiness
Editorial: Turning Words Into Dollars
Well, at least we鈥檙e getting lip service related to fixing the nation鈥檚 ailing and neglected infrastructure network. Now, if we can just get some concrete action.
February 18, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Obama: Fixing Roads, Bridges Will Be a Second-Term Priority
WASHINGTON 鈥 Infrastructure funding was in the spotlight last week on Capitol Hill, both in President Obama鈥檚 State of the Union speech and at a congressional hearing.
February 18, 2013GovernmentBusiness
States Seek New Funding for Infrastructure Upgrades
With federal highway funds dwindling, some states are proposing unprecedented fuel-tax increases, while others are considering legalized gaming and boosting sales taxes to pay for roads and bridge fixes.
February 18, 2013GovernmentBusiness
House Committee Hears Concerns on Transportation, Infrastructure Funding
The House Transportation Committee鈥檚 first hearing of the new Congress focused on the challenges of maintaining the nation鈥檚 roads and bridges, and Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) pledged to maintain the federal government鈥檚 role in transportation infrastructure funding.
February 14, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Obama Touts Infrastructure, Nat Gas in State of Union Speech
In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, President Obama pitched a 鈥淔ix-It First鈥 program to address the nation鈥檚 most immediate infrastructure needs and called for more use of natural gas as a transportation fuel.
February 13, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Congressman Wants Overseas Profits Invested In U.S. Infrastructure
Rep. John Delaney (D-Md.) said Tuesday that he plans to introduce a bill in the next month to create an infrastructure investment office within the Treasury Department as well as a fund to make loans to states.
February 12, 2013EditorialGovernmentBusiness
Editorial: A $27 Billion Traffic Jam
Here鈥檚 a double-barreled dose of worrisome news: Trucking wasted some $27 billion in fuel and lost productivity during 2011 due to congestion in the nation鈥檚 largest urban areas; fuel prices spiked in the most recent survey by the Department of Energy, 9.5 cents a gallon for diesel and 18.1 cents for gasoline.
February 11, 2013GovernmentBusiness
Congestion Costs Trucking $27 Billion Annually, Report Says
Traffic congestion in the largest U.S. cities cost the commercial trucking industry about $27 billion in wasted time and fuel in 2011, according to a report released Tuesday.
February 5, 2013