House Subcommittee Hearing Focuses on Proposed Infrastructure Bank (AASHTO)
A national infrastructure bank would help address the challenges of how to pay for maintaining and improving the nation’s infrastructure and do so at a relatively low cost to the federal government, according to several speakers at a recent House subcommittee hearing.
The May 13 […]
I-85 tolling project draws fire (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
The State Transportation Board voted Thursday to delay the planned conversion of an HOV lane on Interstate 85 to a high occupancy toll lane amid criticism of the proposed tolling technology.
Board members pulled the project from the list of projects due to be let next month after being […]
The Senate did not include the Governor’s proposed Mobility Fund in their budget. It is the Governor and NCDOT’s hope that the House will include it in their budget.
The Governor is holding a press conference on Monday, May 24th and has asked the League and the Metro Mayors to turn their folks out […]
Senate rolls out $19B spending plan (WRAL.com)
Less than a week after convening for the 2010 legislative session, the state Senate got its first look Tuesday at the nearly $19 billion budget proposal subcommittees have drafted in recent days.
The proposed budget, which is expected to come up for an initial vote on Wednesday, is $150 million […]
Massachusetts Transportation Sells $1.1 Billion as Demand Rises (Business Week)
May 18 (Bloomberg) — Massachusetts’ Department of Transportation, which runs the oldest subway system in the U.S., is selling $1.1 billion in tax-exempt securities in the week’s second-biggest offering as demand for such debt rises amid bond market volatility.
Treasury 10-year notes yielded 3.49 percent yesterday and […]
Vehicle tax to rise if Raleigh budget is OK’d (News and Observer)
RALEIGH Motorists living in Raleigh could see a $5 jump in their annual vehicle tax for each car, truck or SUV they own if the City Council agrees with the proposed budget for next year presented Tuesday by Raleigh City Manager J. Russell Allen.
Allen’s […]
Senate Appropriations Subcommittees are rolling out their individual budgets as I write. Rumors are the Senate Full Appropriations Committee and Finance Committee will be meeting tomorrow to vote on the budget and it could be to the floor as soon as tomorrow afternoon. Amendments were not allowed in subcommittees but will be allowed in the […]
Click below for a link to the Senate Justice and Public Safety subcommittee budget proposal
He keeps safety on track (News and Observer)
RALEIGH — Pat Simmons is a bit of a safety nut.
When he rides his red 1986 BMW Airhead motorcycle downtown to the state Highway Building to work or to the Cary depot to catch a train, he’s all about accident prevention.
He wears a padded-fishbowl safety helmet that must […]
Oberstar stymied on transit bill (Politico)
It was supposed to be a career-defining moment for Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.). He finally held the gavel of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, after four decades of waiting and had a like-minded president in office to help enact his sweeping vision for highways and public works.
But Oberstar […]
