In hopes of accelerating infrastructure construction and repair, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts unveiled a transportation infrastructure bank at a Jan. 7 press conference in Lincoln alongside state Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Jim Smith.Â
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State Grants Needed to Explore Future Transportation Funding Alternatives, Two Representatives Say
Two House Democrats have urged the Obama Administration to follow up passage of a long-term transportation funding law by initiating a grant program that will ensure that states have as much time as possible to test various future funding alternatives to the federal fuel tax.
January 8, 2016Opinion: Navigating the Deal Market With Confidence
The deal market in the transportation industry currently is in a rare position — it’s good for both buyer and seller.
January 11, 2016Wyoming DOT Director Bill Panos Loses Interim Tag
Bill Panos, who had been serving as the interim director of Wyoming’s Department of Transportation since Oct. 12, was named to the full-time role by Gov. Matt Mead on Jan. 6.
January 7, 2016N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo Proposes Slashing Tolls for Thruway's Frequent Users
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to slash tolls for the Thruway's most frequent customers and keep the costs at current rates for all other drivers for the next four years.
January 7, 2016FedEx Tax Break Plan Draws No Opposition at Collierville, Tenn., Board Meeting
FedEx is seeking an additional 20 years of property tax breaks to keep its big tech center in Collierville, Tennessee, and at a town Industrial Development Board meeting Jan. 7, all signs suggested the company — the town's biggest employer — will get what it wants.
January 7, 2016Port of Virginia Signs Trade Pact With Cuba
Port officials in Virginia and Cuba have signed a pact expected to increase agricultural exports to the Caribbean nation, Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced Jan. 5.
January 6, 2016Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin Cuts Transportation Budget
Gov. Matt Bevin’s first move on transportation in Kentucky was to slash $112.5 million from the state budget in that area because of a revenue shortfall blamed on less money coming in from fuel taxes.
January 6, 2016TAG Truck Center Plans $20 Million Development at Former Mall Site
A Memphis, Tennessee-based freight truck dealership plans to build a $20 million center on the old Mall of Memphis property it recently purchased for $3.9 million.
January 4, 2016Virginia Tech to Lead FMCSA-Funded Flexible HOS Study
Virginia Tech, along with subcontractors from Washington State and SmartDrive, has been awarded a $2.5 million contract from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to study a flexible hours-of-service safety provision that will allow longhaul truck drivers to split their required sleeper berth time into shorter periods.
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