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American Concrete Pavement Association Announces Formation of Consortium to Support FHWA Low Carbon Funding

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American Concrete Pavement Association - In recognition of the funding announcement from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) — the Low-Carbon Transportation Materials (LCTM) grant program —the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) announced the formation of a supporting industr...

Some DOTs Installing Solar Panel Fields Along Interstate Stretches

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Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - The dead space between stretches of interstate is coming alive across the country as states fill these neutral areas with solar panels. California is an early adopter of the concept, putting miles of otherwise empty expanses of land to good use. The Biden administration likes it as a straight pat...

TxDOT, FHWA Sign Agreement On Houston's $9B Project

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TxDOT - TxDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed a Voluntary Resolution Agreement (VRA) resolving the FHWA Title VI investigation of the I-45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) and lifting FHWA's pause on the project. This VRA takes significant steps to address project im...

No Quick-Fix for 'Fix-It-First' Policy

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Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - The transportation construction industry is squaring off against the FHWA in a two-year battle to get states to fix existing highways rather than expand the nation's road system with new ones. Framed as a "simple internal guidance document" in 2021, the "fix-it-first" memo has resulted in thr...

Federal Funds to Be Used for 40 Bridges Along I-84 in Utah

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U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced the first round of grants from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's competitive Bridge Investment Program. These early planning grants, going to 23 projects in 23 states, will...

Utah's Bridges Rank First

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UDOT - Utah's bridges are the best maintained in the nation, according to a recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highways Administration (FHWA). Utah has the lowest percentage of bridges on the National Highway System (which includes interstates and oth...

Long Stretch of Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway to Get $54.3M in Upgrades

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Federal Highway Administration - An 83-mi.-long stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi will get much-needed safety improvements after the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $54.3 million grant to the National Park Service (NPS) for the work. ...

Washington to Receive $38M to Upgrade Ferry System

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Associated Press - SEATTLE (AP) Washington State Ferries will receive $38 million from the Federal Highway Administration to improve its ferry service. Eight other Washington ferry providers — including the King County Department of Transportation — will receive approximately $4 million in feder...

FHWA's Quick Release Funds Help Repair Roads, Bridges

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ITD.idaho. gov - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced the immediate availability of $3 million in "quick release" Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) repair roads and bridges damaged by recent floods. "Th...

Asphalt Pavements Now Eligible for Federal Funding to Reduce Carbon

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National Asphalt Pavement Association - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released its Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) Implementation Guidance, unlocking $6.4 billion in formula funding over five years to help states and localities develop carbon reduction strategies. While the CRP was established in the...