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Infrastructure
45 Grants Awarded for Historic Reconnecting Communities Program
On February 28 the Department of Transportation announced the winners of $185 million in total grants, selected from reconnection projects submitted all across the country. Proposals varied full highway removal, road transformation, and caps or bridges.
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Infrastructure
What Everyone in the Asphalt Industry Needs to Know About EPDs
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
If you are a producer, paver, or even a maintenance professional, NAPA's Director of Sustainable Pavements, Joseph Shacat wants you to be ahead of the curve when it comes to Environmental Product Declarations.
At center, Joseph Shacat, NAPA Director of Sustainable Pavements, during the Sustainability Committee at NAPA Annual 2023
Infrastructure
Asphalt, Pavement Pros Look Ahead to NAPA, ConEXPO
Both the roadbuilders and the maintenance contractors have things to look forward to in the coming months. NAPA's annual conference and ConEXPO will be here before you know it.
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Infrastructure
2023 State of the Road Building Industry: The Green Dream
Asphalt Contractor Premium Content
A year under the IIJA, and a few months after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the industry still struggles to solve issues with labor shortages even as supply chain and material problems have seen some improvements. Read the full report here!
2023 State Of The Road Building Industry
Infrastructure
'The Rapid Enactment of Policies Included in IIJA...Would be of Great Help'
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association member Gary W. Johnson testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee of Environment and Public Works highlighting infrastructure challenges; permitting reform; Buy Clean initiatives; and the rail service.
Milling
NAPA Adds Net-Zero Climate Partners Two Weeks in a Row
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
With the NAPA Annual meeting only a few months away, the "Road Forward" initiative continues to grow its ranks. In back-to-back weeks the national organization has added new sponsors and material producers.
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Infrastructure
3 Early Impacts of New Federal Funding on Road Construction
Recently passed legislation from Washington is already having an effect on markets in every state in the country. Bigger questions still loom over whether it is enough to combat rising costs of materials and labor.
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Infrastructure
NAPA's Net-Zero Initiative Expands Again, Adds Granite Construction
National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA)
The Road Forward, NAPA's plan for net-zero emissions by 2050, continues to gain critical support from major industry figures. Does the impact of these endorsements indicate a broader buy-in for NAPA's goals and climate action?
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Infrastructure
California's Ban on Gas-Powered Cars Exposes DOT Funding Problem
The state legislature in California approved a first-of-its-kind bill in the United States that bans the sales of traditional vehicles by 2035. What does it mean for DOT road building and funding if the move sees broader acceptance?
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Infrastructure
Impact of the Build America, Buy America Act on Construction Projects
Industry associations fear that expansion of the provisions will likely lead to even higher project costs as contractors incorporate risk associated with their newfound unilateral responsibilities for Buy America compliance into the pricing of their bids
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Infrastructure
7 Asphalt-Related Funding Opportunities in the Inflation Reduction Act
Billions of dollars are about the flood the asphalt pavement industry in the form of grants, programs and investments in new and improved technologies. How can your business participate and take advantage of all the newly available funds?
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Infrastructure
How Will Proposed Reconciliation Bill Impact Construction?
The “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” includes several climate and transportation-related funding measures, with a series of proposed grants and tax credits aimed at alternative vehicle purchases and environmental review processes for infrastructure
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