AL.com & WIAT-TV - Tue January 24, 2023
Alabama to Get More Funding for Birmingham's $5.5B Northern Beltway
The federal government is sending millions of dollars to Alabama to help fund the construction of the $5.5 billion Birmingham Northern Beltline project, a major interstate project on the western edge of the city in Jefferson County....
Office of Gov. Andy Beshear - Wed January 18, 2023
Brent Spence Bridge Receives More Than $1.6B from Fed
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced Dec. 29 that the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project was awarded federal funding grants worth more than $1.6 billion, giving the landmark bridge and corridor project the green light to move toward construction....
Piscataquis Observer & WABI-TV - Tue January 10, 2023
Federal Funding Package to Help Upgrade Small Towns Like Greenville, Maine
The omnibus funding package recently passed by Congress includes more than $308 million for nearly 200 projects across Maine, including a few in the town of Greenville in the state's Highlands Region....
WTNH.com & WFSB-TV - Mon January 09, 2023
One Span of Connecticut's Gold Star Bridge Gets $158M From Feds for Needed Repairs
Connecticut's Gold Star Memorial Bridge, spanning the Thames River to link the cities of New London and Groton, is receiving a much needed $158 million from the Biden Administration to help in its rehabilitation....
AL.com & CEG - Wed December 28, 2022
Alabama Congressional Members Got $772M From New Federal Funding Bill
Members of Alabama's congressional delegation requested funds totaling more than $772 million in earmarks for use in statewide spending projects as part of the mammoth $1.7 billion omnibus funding bill passed shortly before Christmas by the U.S....
MARTA - Wed September 21, 2022
MARTA's Five Points Station Upgrade in Atlanta Boosted by Federal Grant
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) recently received a $25 million grant through the federal RAISE discretionary grant program to help transform the exterior of the Five Points rail station in the Georgia capital's downtown....
Lexington Dispatch - Tue September 20, 2022
Long-Awaited Passenger Rail Project to Soon Begin in Lexington, N.C.
After almost two decades of applying for grants, making plans, and waiting, Lexington, N.C., is preparing to kick off the construction phase of its passenger rail service project, the Lexington Dispatch reported Sept....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon August 29, 2022
Metro Atlanta Leaders Looking for Their Share of Infrastructure Dollars
The federal government is on a once-in-a-generation spending binge in the wake of the passage last year of the Congressional Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and metro Atlanta officials met recently to find out how they can get their portion of the $1.2 trillion....
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Thu June 23, 2022
SW Pennsylvania Transit Plan Allocates $1.5B for Bridge, Infrastructure Upgrades
Roads and bridges in southwestern Pennsylvania will see a $300 million boost in funding because of 2021's federal infrastructure funding law, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported June 16. The extra money is included in a regional plan for $1.5 billion in transportation projects that is set to be approved June 27 by the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC)....
Portsmouth Herald & Bridgehunter.com - Tue April 04, 2023
Unique Perkins Cove Footbridge in Ogunquit, Maine, to Get a $2.85M Facelift
The only remaining wooden, double-leaf draw footbridge in the United States will soon be given a makeover with funds from the federal government. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced in March that $2.85 million has been approved for the revitalization of the 81-year-old Perkins Cove Pedestrian Footbridge in the York County town of Ogunquit, near the southeast tip of the state....
