ODOT - Tue March 12, 2019
Portland's Peninsula Junction Receives Help for Completion
A $1.3 million grant will soon help reduce passenger and freight train congestion at the busy Peninsula Junction in north Portland. The funds, from the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements program, will be used to realign tracks and upgrade railroad switches in the area, allowing trains to make safer, more consistent and more fluid movements through the junction....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 05, 2019
ODOT Director Warns of Coming Financial Crisis
Unless serious measures are taken soon to bolster funding for the Ohio Department of Transportation, its ability to properly maintain, rebuild, and expand the state's road and bridge network will be compromised, ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks told the Governor's Advisory Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Feb....
AASHTO Journal - Tue February 19, 2019
FRA to Provide Nearly $57M in New CRISI Grants
The Federal Railroad Administration issued more than $56.9 million in grants on Feb. 8 for 18 railroad infrastructure projects in 16 states; funding being made available through its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements or CRISI program....
AASHTO Journal - Mon February 18, 2019
Seven State DOTs Get FHWA Grants to Test 'Alternate' Infrastructure Funding Methods
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $10.2 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives or STSFA grants to seven state departments of transportation on Feb. 12; grants that aim to test "new ways" to finance highway and bridge projects....
Associated Press - Fri January 25, 2019
Governor Outlines $300M in Planned Coastal Project Spending
Long-sought coastal protection projects stretching across south Louisiana will share in $300 million the state is expected to receive over the next three years from offshore oil and gas drilling income, Gov....
Office of Governor Larry Hogan - Mon January 21, 2019
Hogan Announces $3.5B School Construction Initiative
Gov. Larry Hogan announced a major initiative to make a historic investment in school construction projects across the state. Called the Building Opportunity Fund, the governor unveiled plans to submit legislation during the 2019 session of the Maryland General Assembly to provide $1.9 billion in new school construction funding over five years....
Summer Ballentine and David A. Lieb - Associated Press - Fri January 18, 2019
Parson Proposes $351M Bond for Bridges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is proposing a $351 million bond to repair or replace 250 bridges across the state, a pitch he made to lawmakers Jan. 16, during his first State of the State speech since taking over when his predecessor resigned in scandal last year....
Associated Press - Thu January 17, 2019
Governor Requests Funding for Experimental Power Plant
CHEYENNE, WYO. -- Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has asked state lawmakers for $10 million to fund the construction of an experimental coal-generating plant that would be capable of capturing at least 75 percent of the carbon emissions it produces....
AASHTO Journal - Mon January 14, 2019
Federal Shutdown Impacts Project Planning for State DOTs
As the partial shutdown of the federal government over border wall funding stretches past 20 days, some state departments of transportation are beginning to curtail planning for new projects while several mass transit systems are scrambling as many rely on federal grants for both operating revenues and capital funding....
Texas Department of Transportation - Fri December 28, 2018
USDOT Awards TxDOT $50M for Road Improvements in Permian Basin
The Texas Department of Transportation was awarded $50 million in federal grants to pay for critical improvements needed to address safety and connectivity in the booming Permian Basin. Through its Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation grants, the U.S....
