Topic – Highway
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Stephen Lee Davis
House threatens to cut transit
US House proposes cutting transit funding out of transpo reauthorization bill
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President, Congress finish transportation bill extension
Funds through January
Congress passed and the President signed a bill to extend again the transportation bill that expired in 2009
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Feds issue permit allowing SH 99 construction to begin
Corps approves wetlands plan
The Army Corps of Engineers is reported to have issued a permit for a wetlands plan for Segment E of SH 99 across the Katy Prairie.
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TxDOT seeks private money for SH 99
Could build faster
TsDOT is looking for private money to help build SH 99
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US driving down
Gas prices having effect
Highway travel declined 1.4 percent in March from a year ago as gasoline prices rose
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Charleston leaders reject highway expansion
Would have caused more sprawl
The community educated the public to the negative impacts the road would have had
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Subsidizing development works both ways
Butting heads in Fort Worth
Transit and highway programs are both incentives to different kinds of development
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Mica wants more cars off the road
John Mica wants to expand rail
House Transportation Chair John Mica wants to expand the role of rail in the country, get more cars off the highways.
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Stimulus funds for I-45
Segment in Montgomery County
A portion of stimulus funds originally programmed for Grand Parkway to fund I-45 near Conroe.
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House and Senate Appropriations want more highway spending
Obama asks for less
Both Appropiations Committees want to boost highway spending from the $42 billion in FY2010, but differ in the amount.
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