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Traffic Study * USA - ATA Cites Infrastructure Needs Raised by
American Trucking Associations said the results of a new highway traffic congestion study highlight the importance of investing in U.S. highway infrastructure
TX,USA -Transport Topics -9 July 2009: ... A Texas Transportation Research Institute’s report released Wednesday for the year 2007 showed that traffic congestion costs the U.S. $87.2 billion annually — more than $750 per traveler, and the costs of traffic congestion have increased 63% over the past decade, ATA said... Greater highway capacity will aide passenger mobility and help stimulate our economy through improved freight productivity, ATA said — according to the TTI report, 12,676 new lane-miles of highways and roads are needed to keep up with congestion, ATA said... Despite declining traffic volumes caused by a historic economic downturn, Americans still waste more than 2.8 billion gallons of fuel each year as a result of traffic congestion. Motorists also waste 4.2 billion hours annually, or one full work week per traveler... (Photo from treehugger: US highway 80 infrastructure)
* Feds announce $201 million for damaged roads, bridges
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine -July 6, 2009: -- States that experienced storms and other catastrophic events in recent years stand will split $201 million in federal grants to repair roads and bridges, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, announced Monday, July 6... Winter storms this past January in Kentucky and Washington, for example, led to costly road and bridge repairs. Kentucky will receive $27 million and Washington will receive $24 million as a reimbursement for the repair work... North Dakota will receive $24.8 million for recent flooding this spring while Mississippi is still catching up from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 with a $17 million grant... Other states receiving funding are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina and Tennessee...
* Infrastructure spending declines even with stimulus
New York,NY,USA -Land Line Magazine -July 8, 2009: -- Even with federal stimulus spending that put shovels in the ground on new infrastructure projects, analysts predict an overall decline of 4.3 percent on infrastructure in 2009... Analysts from IHS Global Insight stated in a report that they expect a 5.5 percent decline in highway spending despite a $48 billion infusion to the U.S. Department of Transportation from the stimulus package passed by Congress earlier this year. The U.S. DOT had, at last tally, allocated $16 billion of its stimulus money to specific highway projects in need of funding...
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