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To ask questions. Without objective, thats so ordered. Can would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. Its going to focus obviously on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure. And the committee is holding a host of hearings to gather ideas on what congress can do to achieve this goal. And today, were going to hear ideas from our highways and transit stakeholders. Gathering input from our stakeholders is essential to the process. That we use to again surface transportation poli...

Well call the Sub Committee to order and like to ask that members who are not on the Sub Committee be permed to sit with Sub Committee of todays hearings to ask questions. With that objection that is still ordered i would like to welcome everybody to the hearing today. It is going to focus , obviously, on how we can build the 21st century infrastructure. And a committee that is holding a host of hearings toth gaer idea on what congress can do to achieve this goal and today were going to hear ide...

Gathering input from our stakeholders is essential to the process. It was vital to pass the first longterm highway bill and a continue to we will need your assistance with teacher legislation. Even with the Additional Resources we provided, the nations Transportation System still needs additional investments. And acting a longterm solution for the Highway Trust Fund is a critical component to ensure address those needs into the future. Act, hasn the fast been a central priority of the committee....

Direct conversation and have the direct and put around issues that we care about whether its Climate Change or infrastructure and know that we have within these agencies and leading these agencies folks who are genuinely looking for ways they can improve their partnerships to help us do our jobs locally so to each of you thank you so much and we really appreciate you being here. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] they were suggesting i give all of you my cell phone nu...

At a great, great session already this morning, 7 30 a. M. Who was in there eating breakfast . All right. Welcome to aptas 40th annual legislative conference and our Nations Capital. Yesterday was some great sessions, werent they with the mayor of washington d. C. And some great speakers and thank you all for being here. The conference comes at a momentous time in the industry. We have a lot of things to do this week. We are gearing up for a new surface transportation bill out there. This openin...

TomCo Solutions a construction company in the Tampa, Florida looking to make the industry more welcoming to members of the LGBTQ+ community.

The group wants to explore the impact of the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act on its members.

Adobe Stock/Sundry Photography Climate change has been a buzz word since President Joe Biden took office in January. According to the National Climate Assessment,  climate changes threaten the U.S. transportation system and this will have an impact on roads, ports and more.  The U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) has issued a “Disaster Resilience Framework” which will serve as a guide for analysis of federal actions to facilitate and promote resilience to natural disasters and cha...

Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Facebook The Hernando DeSoto Bridge, which carries I-40 across the Mississippi River between Tennessee and Arkansas, was suddenly closed on May 11 when engineers from the Arkansas Department of Transport discovered a fractured support beam during a routine inspection. Since then, new information has come to light revealing that damage to the bridge has been visible and evident as far back as 2016. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) ...

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review A exhibit of protest photographs and signs in ”American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith” at the Senator John Heinz History Center. Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Buttons celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the new exhibition at the Senator John Heinz History Center. Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review Melissa E. Marinaro, curator of “American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith” at the Senator John Heinz History Center.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email n...