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Voters Approve 91 Percent of Transportation Funding Measures

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5, 2013 ballot measures to increase or extend funding for highways, bridges and transit, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). Voters also elected transportation investment advocates as governor in New Jersey and Virginia.' Voters approved 91 percent of Nov.

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New Jersey Halts $3B in Road-Rail Jobs As Politicians Argue Gas Tax Hike

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The July 8 order by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) to suspend close to $3.5

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NJ Governor Orders Road Projects Shut Down

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Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency near midnight yesterday and ordered all ongoing work paid for by the state's Transportation Trust Fund to stop. Christie instructed the New Jersey DOT and NJ Transit to submit plans for an "immediate and orderly shutdown of all ongoing work" by the end of day Saturday.

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Out-of-work Road Workers Protest at NJ Lawmakers' Offices

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North Jersey.com reports unemployed New Jersey union construction workers are protesting today outside the offices of state Senators Bob Gordon, vice chair of the transportation committee, in Fair Lawn and Loretta Weinberg, the Senate majority leader, in Teaneck.

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Jersey Contractors Affected by Trust Fund Shutdown May Seek Millions to Cover Losses

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New Jersey contractors who were ordered to stop work while Governor Christie and the state's legislature struggled to find a mutually agreeable way to fund the Jersey Transportation Trust Fund last July are asking to be compensated for their losses.

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ARTBA: Upcoming Projects Will Impact NY Metro Area Design, Construction Markets

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The 2013 “Transportation Planning & Design Market Outlook Reports” released by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is a comprehensive analysis of the effect of major transportation infrastructure projects on the design and construction markets.

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NJ Construction Stand-off / Shut-down May Last til Elections

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New Jersey road construction is still on hold and thousands are out of work while the state's legislative leaders and Governor Chris Christie disagree. The shutdown ordered by Christie in July to ration the state's dwindling transportation fund has put thousands of workers out of work.

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