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FAST Act Summary Part Four: Rail

December 16, 2015 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

This is the fourth and final in a series of summaries posted over the past two weeks on the contents of the newly-passed five-year federal surface transportation authorization law, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The first part explored the law’s funding and the future...

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Tags: Amtrak, congress, FAST Act, infrastructure, rail, railroads, surface transportation

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FAST Act Summary Part Three: Transit

December 14, 2015 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

This is the third in a series of summaries over the next few weeks on the contents of the newly-passed five-year federal surface transportation authorization law, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The first part explored the law’s funding and the future fiscal health of...

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Tags: congress, FAST Act, highway trust fund, infrastructure, transit, transportation

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Infrastructure in the News: States Plan Ahead

December 12, 2015 | By: Olivia Wolfertz

With the holidays around the corner and a long-term transportation bill signed into law, this week’s headlines have centered on states’ reactions to the funds they have been granted from the FAST Act. In New Mexico, the state delegation announced that more than $11.5 million...

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Tags: 2013 Report Card, FAST Act

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Alabama’s Infrastructure Grades Are In

December 10, 2015 | By: Becky Moylan

The inaugural Report Card for Alabama’s Infrastructure, released today, reveals that Alabama’s aging infrastructure needs attention, especially its dams. As the only state without a dam safety program, Alabama does not have a complete inventory of all the dams in the state. Without this, Alabama...

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Tags: Alabama, bridges, dams, report card, roads, solutions, transit, transportation, water

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FAST Act Summary Part Two: Highways

December 9, 2015 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

This is the second in a series of summaries over the next few weeks on the contents of the newly-passed five-year federal surface transportation authorization law, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The first part explored the law’s funding and the future fiscal health of...

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Tags: bridges, congress, FAST Act, gas tax, highway trust fund, infrastructure, roads, transportation

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FAST Act Summary Part One: The Funding

December 6, 2015 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

This is the first in a series of summaries over the next few weeks on the contents of the newly-passed five-year federal surface transportation authorization law, Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The next sections will focus on the policy changes to highways, transit and...

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Tags: bridges, congress, FAST Act, gas tax, highway trust fund, infrastructure, roads, transit, transportation