Stimulus put 5,510 to work on road projects in N.C. in October, says NCDOT (Triangle Business Journal)
Transportation stimulus payroll dolled out in North Carolina in October rose by 23 percent compared to the previous month, according to data compiled by the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Contractors paid $5.3 million to 5,510 employees who worked […]
Highway money on states’ radar (Stateline.org)
States are hoping that a job-creating initiative to be outlined by President Obama on Tuesday (Dec. 8) will include billions of dollars for infrastructure projects. Meanwhile, recession-worn Michigan may be ineligible for $475 million in federal highway money next year because it can’t find $84 million in matching state funds. […]
States Press Congress for Transport Jobs (The Journal of Commerce)
AASHTO presents list of 9,500 ‘shovel-ready’ projects
If Congress produces a jobs bill after Thursday’s White House jobs summit, state officials have 9,500 reasons why transportation infrastructure should get a major piece of the action.
At a press conference Wednesday, John Horsley, executive director of the American […]
States Offer Congress New List of “Ready-to-Go” Projects Worth $69.5 Billion: Investment Will Put People to Work – Fix Roads, Bridges, and Transit (AASHTO Press Release)
State transportation departments have identified 9,500 highway, bridge, transit, port, rail, and aviation projects worth more than $69 billion that, if funded, can be used to create hundreds of […]
Why big city pols are frustrated with Obama’s agenda—and why statehouses love it (The Atlantic.com)
During the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt frequently entertained his friend and fellow New Yorker Fiorello La Guardia, the mayor of New York City, at the White House. La Guardia would tell the president a “sad story” about some project he […]
Rethinking the Way on Infrastructure (The Hill)
With the specter of a jobless recovery looming, Washington has been casting about for ways to put Americans back to work. In the process, the political class has re-discovered infrastructure.
Just this past week leaders in Congress and the president’s own Economic Recovery Advisory Board have called on the […]
Contractors Pessimistic on 2010 Prospects Unless Long-Term Bill Enacted (AASHTO Journal)
A report issued late last week emphasized that many transportation contractors have laid off employees this year and a lot more job cuts are likely to take place in 2010 unless Congress enacts a robust authorization bill for highways, bridges, transit, and safety projects. […]
Transportation Projects Strong Contender for Inclusion in Jobs Package (AASHTO Journal)
House and Senate Democrats have started crafting a package of legislation aimed at creating jobs. Both chambers are strongly considering including investment in transportation infrastructure as part of the package, which congressional leaders said could be enacted by early next year.
In the House […]
Lawmakers Push for Second Stimulus (The Bond Buyer)
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are pushing for a second economic stimulus bill, and transportation advocates hope it will contain funding for infrastructure without further delaying a multi-year surface transportation reauthorization bill.
The so-called jobs bill would follow the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to spur employment amidst stubborn jobless numbers.
Senate […]
Western North Carolina train plans take back seat (Asheville Citizen Times)
A long-stalled plan to bring passenger trains to Asheville could inch forward in the next few months, but it lags other rail projects as a top state priority.
Faster train rides through major population centers will stay at the top of state officials’ wish list.
North Carolina […]
