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Dr. Audrey Copeland Named New President of National Asphalt Pavement Association

Copeland, who has worked for NAPA since 2012, will succeed Mike Acott at NAPA’s Annual Meeting in January

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Billions of Dollars in Construction Funding in FY 2019 Funding Bills

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Congress approves 2.4% increase in military construction spending for USACE, NAVFAC, and Dept. of Veterans Affairs

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Congress Faces Tight September Schedule with Deadlines Impacting Transportation Construction Market

When Congress returns from its recess today, it will have a lot do in a very short period of time, just 11 days, in the run-up to November mid-term elections.

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[VIDEO] Senate Proposes Taking More Money from General Fund for Transpo Bill

Senate Minibus Bill includes taking another $3.5 billion from the general fund and $45 billion from the Highway Trust Fund; plus more construction industry news on the August 23, 2018, edition of Construction News Tracker

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Michigan Considers Using Internet Sales Tax Revenue for Road Funding

Michigan Governor hopes to use all $200 million in expected revenue from the state’s new internet sales tax to funnel more funding into road projects

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NAPA Issues New Guidance for Thinlays

Thinlays are a suite of thin-lift asphalt overlays designed to improve ride quality, reduce pavement distress, maintain surface geometrics, reduce pavement–tire noise, reduce life-cycle costs, and provide long-lasting performance

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Senate Completes Action on FY 2019 Appropriations Bill

The "minibus" bill approved by the Senate includes $45 billion in funding (consistent with FAST Act levels) from the Highway Trust Fund for federal-aid highway programs, along with an additional $3.3 billion transfer from the general fund

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USDA Offers $4B in Funding to Rural Communities, Water Districts to Improve, Rebuild Infrastructure

The funds can be used to finance drinking water, stormwater drainage and waste disposal systems for rural communities with 10,000 or fewer residents

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2018 Trending Towards Huge Growth for Construction Industry

Through its mid-year webinar, ARTBA provided a comprehensive overview of the economic and political landscapes facing the transportation construction industry so far in 2018 as well as what's looming ahead

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Shuster Proposes 15-Cent Gas Tax Increase to Fund Trump Infrastructure Bill

Rep. Bill Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released a draft of a long-awaited infrastructure plan that calls for significant federal investment in infrastructure projects and grant programs through at least 2021

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NRDC Unveils Regional Roadmap to Fix Transportation, Cut Pollution, Build Livable Communities

Report is designed to help guide a bipartisan coalition of seven governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C., who have committed to developing a regional clean transportation plan

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House Bill Would Require USDOT to Study How Many Drivers Quit Trucking Over ELD Mandate

If passed, the bill would require the US DOT to perform a study to determine how many drivers, including both company drivers and leased owner-operators, quit the industry over the electronic logging device mandate.

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