Pit & Quarry, February 2010
R O A D T O R E C O V E R Y TCC increases effort on highway legislation as Senate reconvenes The Transportation Construction Coalition TCC is ramping up its advocacy effort to urge Senate action expeditiously on an extension of the current highway law sufficient to allow lawmakers to complete work on a multi year reauthorization bill The Eye on the Blog Following is a selected entry from the Pit Quarry Editors Blog written by Contributing Editor Mark S Kuhar Highway construction expected to grow Driven by record federal investment in surface transportation increased spending through the American Recovery Reinvestment Act ARRA and continued easing in material prices the highway construction market is expected to grow 8 percent in 2010 according to ARTBAs annual economic forecast ARTBA Vice President of Policy Economist Alison Premo Black says the value of highway street and bridge construction put in place should reach 905 billion in 2010 up from about 839 billion this year Black cautions however that the boost to the market could be temporary Uncertainty over the reauthorization of the multi year federal surface transportation bill and future growth of the overall U S economy along with the end of stimulus funds will determine if there is a soft landing in 2011 or a more significant downturn Black said Read other items from Pit Quarry editors by visiting our blog at http pqeditors blogspot com TCC was planning to meet with all senators or their staffs to urge quick action after the Senate reconvened on Jan 19 Also the TCC will run print ads to promote the importance of extending the program and was planning a late January call in to senators urging action The coalition will be arranging meetings with Senate Democrat and Republican leadership to urge action on an extension and then development and passage of a multi year authorization bill Establishing a mining operation can present a dilemma On the one hand budgetary pressures can increase the appeal of equipment with a low initial cost However a superior Linatex alternative will last longer reducing costly downtime and potentially saving you up to 75 over time compared to the competition Come see us at booth 2127 For over 80 years Linatex has supplied the world with quality process equipment lined with Linatex Premium Rubber And now Linatex introduces its range of 4th Generation Process Equipment Whether you need one piece of process equipment or an entire plant our custom engineered solutions can give you the lowest cost of ownership 15382 1109 www pitandquarry com February 2010 PIT QUARRY 11
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