Dec 29 2010
The incoming Republican leadership of the House of Representatives earlier this week released a set of proposed rules for the 112th Congress. Among these was a provision that would repeal the guaranteed funding requirement for annual federal highway investment. Meaning that revenues collected into the Highway Trust Fund through gas taxes may now be used [...]
Dec 22 2010
Infrastructure serves all races and creeds, but please forgive this brief interlude into the Christmas theme. This time of year, according to retailers, is the season of giving. We scurry around like Santa’s elves to get the perfect things for our loved ones, and hope that they’ll give to us in a return. For many [...]
Dec 01 2010
The President’s National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released its final report this week. Included in the list of recommendations is a 15 cent increase in the federal gas tax to begin in 2013. ASCE applauds this proposal as a fiscally responsible way to begin solving the nation’s infrastructure crisis. ASCE has long been [...]