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The picture varies from state to state, with some drawing on  reserves to keep projects alive, but that funding may only last for weeks, or days.

With federal highway and transit authorizations due to expire at midnight Feb. 28 and a stopgap extension stalled in the Senate, federal reimbursements to states will be cut off March 1 and  furloughs will hit the Federal Highway Administration the next day,  says REp. James Oberstar (D-Minn.).

I'm numbed by both novocaine and the stymied state of our nation's infrastructure

The cost of clean diesel is adding up.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Feb.11 proposed a slimmed-down jobs bill that includes two infrastructure provisions, but is much less generous to public works than the $154-billion version that the House approved in December.

Glimmers of light: Contractors were buying and smiling at World of Concrete. An economist for the Associated Builders and Contractors saw conditions improving in 2010. Legislators jockeyed for a second injection of stimulus funding. Our editors are looking for signs of renewal. This week’s cover story is the first part of a new series called “Road to Recovery.”   

 U.S. and Canadian officials announced on Feb. 5 that they had reached an agreement that will allow Canadian companies to participate in U.S. infrastructure projects financed under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The deal is likely to ease tensions between the two nations and allow some ARRA-funded

Newest video clip shows busy airport construction activity.

Senate Majority Leader  Harry Reid (D-Nev.) plans to have a floor vote Feb. 8 on the first part of an envisioned multi-bill jobs package.  Reid said Democrats hope to gain some Republican support for that measure, but if not, the Democrats will introduce a bill of their own.