EPA head to resign this month
EPA Chief Lisa Jackson announced in December that she is planning to resign her post sometime after President Obama’s State of the Union address this month. She cited a desire to pursue new challenges...
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A comprehensive, well-funded, multi-year federal surface transportation program that gives aggregate producers the confidence to make long-term investments continues to elude the industry. But...
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Obama criticizes Congress for lack of long-term highway bill
President Obama President Obama extended highway funding until late October after signing a three-month patch Congress provided him. But Obama, who proposed his own six-year highway bill earlier this...
View ArticleHighway patch makes progress, passes Senate
A measure that extends highway funding for two weeks has passed both the House and Senate. Now, the measure awaits President Obama’s signature. Assuming Obama signs the measure, federal transportation...
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Obama signs 5-year, $305B highway bill into law
Photo: ThatMakesThree / photo on flickr President Obama signed the five-year, $305 billion highway bill Friday that Congress passed one day earlier. The bill, called the Fixing America’s Surface...
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A look back: The federal highway program’s history
In light of the recent passage of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, check out a timeline of the history of the federal highway program. The post A look back: The federal highway...
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Martin Marietta adds former transportation secretary to board
Foxx Martin Marietta appointed former Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to its board of directors as an independent member. Martin Marietta’s board is now comprised of 11 directors, 10 of whom are...
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