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| LaHood says no gas-tax increase while economy slumps |
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June 11, 2009
Financial Times
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| In this interview with the Financial Times, Transportation Chief Ray LaHood emphasized that increasing the gas-tax is not a solution right now. LaHood did take the opportunity to push alternative funding methods and "encourage the private sector." |
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| Highway Trust Fund nearing $17 billion hole |
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June 9, 2009
Wall Street Journal
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| The Highway Trust Fund (HTF), the main source of cash for the nation's highway and road work, will need injections upwards of $17 billion to cover projects through Sept. 2010. According to this WSJ report, "Lawmakers could also consider tweaking the economic-stimulus law so states could use some of their stimulus money to compensate for other budget shortfalls. In most cases, states can't use stimulus funds to compensate for budget deficits in their transportation-spending plans." |
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| Congress shows SAFETEA-LU the cold shoulder |
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June 8, 2009
The New York Times
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| Or as Pete Ruane, president of the ARTBA put it in this New York Times report: "They’ve got so many fish to fry that we’re getting out in the back of the barbecue line." Even as Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, remains adamant about keeping to a timeline (what else would he do?) it appears that congressional action will be limited to a bailout of the Highway Trust Fund, followed by a temporary extension of the current transportation bill. |
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| CE News webcast, June 17 |
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June 2, 2009
RAI
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| With increased investment in transportation infrastructure, it’s time to realize what impact the stimulus package and other funding mechanisms have for civil engineers, and share ideas about how to use these dollars efficiently. Join this webcast to hear Timothy W. Martin, P.E., report on the state of transportation infrastructure and funding in the United States. Then we’ll drill down into how technology can meet the challenges transportation agencies and their consultants face once projects are underway. Karen Weiss, P.E., will show attendees how integrated processes impact the future design of road of road and highway projects by more effectively predicting the performance of projects, quickly responding to design changes, and delivering accurate 3D models. PLUS: certificates of completion for 1 PDH will be available to the live viewers at the end of the webcast. |
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| RADIO: Autodesk applies 'Hollywood-touch' to project plans |
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May 28, 2009
National Public Radio
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| "The big change that happened with the stimulus money — that has never happened before — was they injected that money and they had jobs on the shelf, which all states do. So these jobs came off the shelf, but they may have been designed ten years ago," said David Fagerman, transportation specialist with Autodesk, in this NPR report about how the $2.3-billion company turns old, 700-page plans into "tidy digital blueprints." (AUDIO) |
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