Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 21, 2024
Proposed Budget Boosts IIJA Transportation Construction Programs
Citing its vision to protect and build on the progress made over the past three years, the Biden administration released its proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year. With almost $79 billion earmarked for highway, safety and transit programs, the budget also adds $9.5 billion to support the resilience, safety and sustainability of the nation's transportation network via the bipartisan infrastructure law....
Caltrans - Tue February 20, 2024
California Receives More Than $63M for EV Infrastructure
In a boost for electric vehicle reliability, the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded Caltrans more than $63 million in federal funds to fix and install more than 1,000 chargers at 300 sites statewide....
highways.dot. gov - Tue January 23, 2024
California to Receive $8M for New Improvements Along U.S. 101
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $110 million in grants for 19 wildlife crossing projects in 17 states, including four Indian Tribes. The funding is made possible by a new program in President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and can support projects that construct wildlife crossings over and below busy roads, add fencing, acquire tracking and mapping tools, and more....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed August 23, 2023
Final BABA Rule Stipulates Domestic Made Construction Materials On Federal Projects
In mid-August, the White House issued final guidance on the controversial Build America Buy America Act (BABA). President Joe Biden aims to bolster the economy "from the middle down and the bottom up." With some exceptions, the word to the construction industry is to use American-made materials built by American workers....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed June 28, 2023
Projects to Improve Highway Safety, Efficiency Increase Across Country
Funding for transportation projects through the bipartisan IIJA act is starting to flow at the state level. The amount of funding being doled depends on the state, its size and how much of a priority it puts on its infrastructure programs....
noaa.gov - Tue May 30, 2023
Gov. Approves Numerous Climate-Ready Coastal Projects
Vice President Harris announced that the Department of Commerce has recommended $60.3 million for projects across northern California to make communities and the economy resilient to climate change, as part of the Investing in America agenda....
Caltrans - Tue May 02, 2023
Caltrans Breaks Ground On Bridge, Unveils New Signs
Caltrans recently unveiled new "Rebuilding CA" highway signs that will highlight the record levels of state and federal infrastructure funding being put to work on projects statewide to create a safer, more sustainable and more resilient transportation system....
Office of Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot - Tue March 14, 2023
O'Hare International Airport to Receive $50M in Grants
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot announced Feb. 27 that O'Hare International Airport will receive $50M in Airport Terminal Program grant funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — the largest such grant this year for any airport in America — which will upgrade customer amenities, improve security screening and expand accessibility for passengers with disabilities at Terminal 3....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed December 28, 2022
AGC: Billion-Dollar Funds Will Fix Golden State Spans
As part of the Federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, California is receiving approximately $4.2 billion over five years to address the repair and replacement of highway bridges. This translates into $849.4 million in initial funding for the five-year bridge repair program....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed November 30, 2022
Infrastructure Bill … One Year Later
Mid-November marked the end of year one of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and ARTBA reviewed U.S. Treasury Department data on new project starts spawned by the bill. The road and bridge construction association reports that 29,000 new projects were supported by $53.5 billion in highway and bridge formula funds leveraged at the state level....
