Yet for the past three decades the proceeds from the levy have been earmarked for road construction.

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"If states aren't really using all of their gas tax revenue for road maintenance and construction, then there's good reason for outrage, " says Ahern.

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As the clean-up and recovery consumes what stock is in place for earth movers, road graders and other heavy equipment for construction and infrastructure is put to work, the long lead-time required to build and deliver these machines may be a boon for companies like Caterpillar and its partners.

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It was an approach that said we need to go through the budget line-by-line looking for waste, without shortchanging education and basic scientific research and road construction, because those things are essential to our future.

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It appears that most of the soldiers targeted had been working in road construction, part of the army's strategy for winning hearts and minds locally.

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On a separate transport issue, Transport Minister Keith Brown was asked whether the Scottish Government will have to compensate BP for potential damage to its pipeline during construction of the new Forth road bridge.

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Obama has unsuccessfully sought congressional approval throughout his presidency for a more aggressive national investment in road, rail, bridge and energy infrastructure construction to create jobs and spur economic growth.

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Bent on suicide, a man repeatedly drives along a winding road on the outskirts of Tehran, searching for an accomplice among laborers at arid construction sites, finally making a pact with a man who insists on speaking stirringly of the world's beauty.

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Back in 2005, while advertising director for the Austin Business Journal, Garrett was shocked that no local publication was covering the construction of a huge toll road.

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