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The article looks at the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), passed in the House of Representatives on November 5, 2021. It mentions that the bill will deliver new federal investments in America's infrastructure over five years, touching everything from bridges and roads to the nation's broadband, water and energy systems. It presents the views of National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) President Michael Johnson on the same.

The article presents a report on the road condition in the U.S. Topics discussed include information on the U.S. Congress provided additional federal funding for transportation infrastructure, along with information on the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; requirement of project sponsors to demonstrate that they can afford to maintain new roadway capacity projects; and the information on the providing guarantee measurable outcomes for American taxpayers with any new funding.

The article reports on the expiration of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act in September 2020, which furthers the need for urgency on transportation reauthorization. Topics mentioned include the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, and reauthorization of several transportation programs from fiscal year 2021 to fiscal year 2025.

The article discusses the increase in the investment of roads and bridges in Illinois due to urban issues concerning traffic crashes and congestion-related delays. It states that the latest investment will offer better safety, boost traffic conditions, and support long-term economic development of the state. Comments from Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director Alec Messina are included.

The article focuses on the data of Dodge Construction Network which reveals rise in total construction starts in October 2021. It mentions decline in highway and bridge starts. It presents the views of Richard Branch, chief economist for Dodge Construction Network, on the revival of economy following the third quarter's Delta-led slowdown.

The article looks at new report released by TRIP titled ""Preserving New York's Bridges: The Condition and Funding Needs of New York's Aging Bridge System," which found ten percent of bridges in New York state are rated in poor/structurally deficient condition. It mentions restrictions on vehicle weight may cause many vehicles especially emergency vehicles, commercial trucks, school buses and farm equipment. It presents views of Will Wilkins, TRIP's executive director, on the same.

The article reports that the new construction fell 10 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $708.9 billion, continuing to retreat after seven percent slide. It notes that hotel construction experienced an even larger percentage decline in December 2018, declining 41 percent, after being lifted in November by the $643 million hotel portion of the Manchester Pacific Gateway complex. It adds that the large multi-family projects were led by a $265 million apartment building in Oakland.

The article talks about the decline of building nonresidential buildings, decrease in the construction of highways and bridges, construction of new buildings and three new projects and expansion of construction industry. It talks about the growth of commercial buildings for hotels and offices, data center projects, constructing educational facilities, manufacturing natural gas processing plant and bio-fuel refineries.

The article talks about the new constructions in the month of July, the major sector of nonresidential buildings dropping, the growth of the highway and bridge constructions and beginning of large projects that includes petrochemical plant in Texas and uranium processing plant in Tennessee. It talks about the construction of residential building growing, single family housings and states of California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania and Florida as the top five states of highway construction.

The article discusses total construction starts climbed 12% from September to October at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, Dodge Data & Analytics reported. Topics include the views of Ken Simonson, Associated General Contractors of America chief economist, on buildings; and press time Dodge Data and Analytics reported that total construction starts fell 2% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $797.5 billion.

The article informs that Total construction starts dipped 18 percent in September 2020 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 667.7 billion dollars, essentially taking back August's gain. It mentions that payback from several large projects entering start in August, the drop in activity brought total construction starts below levels seen in June and July.

The article discusses that total construction starts declined 25 percent from March to April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 572.2 billion dollar as COVID-19 and the economic recession hit the construction sector; and mentions that nonbuilding construction fell 5 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 156.6 billion dollar.

The article discusses several U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to an American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) analysis of the just released U.S. Dept. of Transportation's 2019 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database. It mentions that economic recovery from coronavirus begins with strategic road and bridge improvements according to Dave Bauer, President of ARTBA.

The article reports the decline of total construction that was started in December of 2019. Topics include the decline of construction of highway and bridge, the uncertainty surrounding trade policy weighed on construction activity; and fall of nonresidential building, and nonbuilding construction.

The article discusses the slowdown in construction starts in the U.S. for April 2018 as compared to the previous month to $674.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Topics include the reasons for this slowdown in construction activity which included slowdowns in the Highway and bridge construction sector and Nonresidential building sector. INSET: Year-to-Date.

The article offers news briefs related to the cement industry in the U.S. as of April 1, 2016. Topics include the construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York, the increase in portland and blended cement shipments in the country and Puerto Rico in December 2015 and the development of an emissions stack at the Cushenbury facility of Mitsubishi Cement Corp. in Lucerne Valley, California to meet the monitoring requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The article focuses on the report "New Jersey Transportation by the Numbers: Meeting the State's Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility" released by the transport organization TRIP which reveals that congested roads and bridges in New Jersey that lack safety features costs motorists 11.8 billion U.S. dollars statewide annually. The report states that 35 percent of major roads in the state are in poor conditions while 2,945 people died between 2008 and 2012 due to traffic accidents.

The article presents the National Bridge Inventory (NBI) data issued by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, which showed that the structurally deficient bridges in the country dropped to 55,309 in 2016 from 118,757 in 1992. The states with the most number of improved bridges include New York, Missouri and Mississippi. Also cited is the comment by Infrastructure Data Solutions Inc. (IDS) President, Doctor Mahmoud Halfawy on the developments.

The article reports on the seven percent decline of new construction starts in February 2013, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Cos. Figures show the value of housing construction starts, highway and bridge construction starts, nonresidential and manufacturing construction starts, education-related and healthcare facilities construction, commercial buildings and hotel construction. Data indicate the value of non-building and residential building construction.

The article reports on a hearing held by Democratic Representative Jim Oberstar, chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, about the structurally deficient bridges within National Highway System (NHS). It says that the session ensued after the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The proposals of Oberstar under the NHS Bridge Reconstruction Initiative are cited.

The article presents the author's view on the 2016 transportation budget established by the U.S. Congress. Topics discussed include a brief assessment on the quality of the roads and bridges in the United States and the impact of the 2016 Congressional resolution on transportation funding. The article also presents an overview of the National Infrastructure Week held from May 11 to 15, 2015.

The article reports on the new architectural elements unveiled during the reopening of Minnesota's I-35 West Bridge over the Mississippi River in mid-September 2008. Aside from the replacement of dated structural steel methods with segmental concrete, it also features two white concrete gateway elements made with TX Active, a photocatalytic, pollution-reducing cement.

This section offers U.S. news briefs. President George W. Bush signed an extension of the Federal Aviation Administration's authorization signaling that the airport projects it funded will not be disrupted. The Senate will study bills that will improve the process for inspecting and upgrading bridges, as a result of the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis in August 2007. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may call Congress back in November to discuss the approval of a stimulus package that includes infrastructure funding before the end of 2008.

The article presents an update on the aggregate industry in the U.S. as of December 2007. A proposal that would have moved the Minerals Information Team from the Geological Survey to the Interior Department was rejected by the House of Representatives. The focus of legislation approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is structurally deficient bridges. It is predicted that the Senate will adopt a dam rehabilitation bill that reportedly would establish a $200-million emergency fund.

The article reports on U.S. highway and bridge statistics released by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) following the Interstate 35-West steel bridge collapse in Minnesota. Based on 2006 U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data, 152,945 of 594,709 bridges are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. It was also revealed that 161,750 of the 961,382 federal-aid road miles need resurfacing or reconstruction.

Reports on the opening of Mars Hill Bridge, a highway bridge in Wapello County, Iowa built with Lafarge North America's ultra-high performance, fiber-reinforced Ductal concrete, on May 5, 2006. Organizations that collaborated with the company in the project; Properties of Ductal concrete; Plans of the company for a fully optimized bridge.

Reports on plan launched by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's bipartisan leadership for the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, which funds the nation's highways, bridges and transit systems. Issue concerning the roadways and bridges in the U.S.; Effect of traffic congestion on U.S. motorists; Estimated amount needed to begin the improvement of the physical conditions and performance of the nation's surface transportation system.