13 Jul Federal Infrastructure Agreement Could Boost Construction, Experts Say State lawmakers have been active in pursuing bills to support infrastructure work, but the construction market could see a further boost if federal leaders can agree on a legislative package, according to transportation experts. Read more...
13 Jul Federal Grants Program to Include Focus on Environmental Justice, Racial Equality A popular Federal Highway Administration grant program for the first time asks those seeking contracts to include a focus on “racial equity, environmental justice and access to opportunity.” Read more...
13 Jul Pennsylvania Ponders Package Fee to Pay for Roads, Bridges What if the solution to Pennsylvania’s transportation funding quagmire was all the brown boxes and padded envelopes left at people’s front doors? Read more...
13 Jul Class 8 Sales in June Second-Highest This Year U.S. retail sales of Class 8 vehicles in June punched above 19,000, WardsAuto .com reported, and reached the second-highest volume this year. Read more...
13 Jul AASHTO Highlights Funding, Infrastructure Resilience Policies Long-term funding for highway programs, greater focus on severe-weather resilience and enhancing resources for electric vehicle charging infrastructure are policy priorities for the association that represents the country’s state transportation agencies. Read more...
13 Jul ‘Fragile’ Jet Fuel Supply Chain Could Ground Firefighting Aircraft BOISE, Idaho — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be a ferocious wildfire season, potentially endangering surrounding communities. Read more...
13 Jul Electrify America to Double EV Charging Stations by 2025 SILVER SPRING, Md. — Electrify America, an electric vehicle charging network funded with money paid by Volkswagen as punishment for its emissions cheating scandal, said it plans to more than double its number of charging stations throughout the United States and Canada. Read more...
13 Jul Slow Vaccine Rates for Seafarers Threaten to Worsen Shipping Chaos Global vaccinations of seafarers are going too slowly to prevent outbreaks on ships from causing more trade disruptions, endangering maritime workers and potentially slowing economies trying to pull out of pandemic slowdowns. Read more...
13 Jul EV Battery Maker SES Agrees to Go Public Via Ivanhoe SPAC Battery maker SES Holdings Pte has agreed to go public by merging with Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp. in a deal that will value the combined company at about $3.6 billion. Read more...
13 Jul Consumer Prices Surged in Past Year the Most Since 2008 WASHINGTON — American consumers faced a third straight monthly surge in prices in June, the latest evidence that a rapid reopening of the economy is fueling pent-up spending for goods and services that in many cases remain in short supply. Read more...