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July 1 is a Green Light for OReGO Program

July 1, 2015 | By: Maria Matthews

Contributed by Jason Magalen, P.E., M.ASCE, Oregon Section ASCE President 2014-2015 Oregon has a history of being a trailblazer when it comes to funding the cost of surface transportation. It was the first state to enact a fuel tax back in 1919 and didn’t stop there. ...

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Tags: gas tax, Oregon, transportation

Can you hold your own on our infrastructure quiz? Let’s find out!

July 1, 2015 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

“Test your Infrastructure I.Q.” is a quiz to help you learn more about our nation’s infrastructure. The quiz is a fun, interactive tool and covers 16 categories of American infrastructure: energy, schools, public parks & recreation, transit, roads, rail, ports, inland waterways, bridges, aviation, wastewater, solid...

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Tags: bridges, Drinking Water, report card, Report Card for America's Infrastructure, roads, transportation, wastewater

#FixTheTrustFund This Week: Time to Talk to Congress While They’re Home

June 29, 2015 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

The Highway Trust Fund (HTF) was set up in 1956 to fund the build and maintain a transportation network nationwide. Today, it is the national bank account for roads, bridges and transit that reimburses states for eligible projects. Inaction by Congress has put the Highway...

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U.S. Senate DRIVE Act

Momentum to DRIVE up infrastructure funding

June 26, 2015 | By: Olivia Wolfertz

With a new surface transportation re-authorization bill on the table, the process to pass a long-term bill before Congress’ July 31 deadline is materializing. This week the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed a six-year, $278 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill called the Developing...

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Special Sessions Tackle State Infrastructure Needs

June 25, 2015 | By: Maria Matthews

With summer upon us, many state legislators are finding themselves stuck in “summer school” in order to hammer out bills to address growing infrastructure needs. With the exception of a few states who meet year-round, most state legislatures will convene anywhere from 60 to 100...

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Tags: infrastructure investment, state government, transportation

U.S. Senate DRIVE Act

Senate Committee Passes Surface Transportation Bill

June 24, 2015 | By: America's Infrastructure Report Card

Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) unanimously approved a six-year, $278 billion federal highway portion of the surface transportation authorization bill, the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act. The DRIVE Act was unveiled earlier this week...

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Tags: bridges, congress, highway trust fund, infrastructure, roads, senate, transit, transportation