January 23, 2025
Senate committee approves Duffy as Transportation Secretary on 28-0 vote
By Lane Kimble
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Former Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy easily cruised through a Senate committee vote this week, securing unanimous bipartisan approval to serve as the next Transportation Secretary. The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee…
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January 22, 2025
Trump executive order causes concern, confusion over federal transportation funding
By Lane Kimble
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Billions of dollars in money committed for infrastructure projects is flowing again after a brief but nerve-racking pause this week. One of President Donald Trump’s many executive orders signed Tuesday–his first full…
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January 20, 2025
‘A phenomenal opportunity’: Record-setting crowd packs Kalahari for C-E Conference
By Lane Kimble
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. -- A record-setting crowd of more than 750 attendees packed day one of the WTBA/WisDOT Contractor-Engineer Conference on Thursday. The sheer number of people had WTBA President Brian Endres pondering future venues.…
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January 19, 2025
FHWA rolls back manufactured products waiver under Build America Buy America
By Lane Kimble
One of the Biden Administration’s final acts could end up costing the transportation construction industry $8.5 billion over the next decade. Tuesday, the Federal Highway Administration published an updated Build America Buy America policy change…
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