Economy rebounding, but still no highway bill

Pit & Quarry, Dec, 2003 by Patrick Hernan

Adds Ohio's Jacomet: "On the federal side, a [transportation] package is going to come. It has to."

As Pit & Quarry went to press, both the Senate and the House of Representatives were floating transportation bills that fall far short of what the stone industry would like to see. A consortium of trade groups, including the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, were lobbying fiercely for a responsible package.