U.S. Department of Transportation - Thu November 29, 2018
DOT Announces $281M Funding Allocation for Transit Projects in Multiple States
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a total of $281 million in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding allocations to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota and Texas....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed October 10, 2018
Connecticut Projects Proceed Amid Financial Crisis
Despite financial difficulties in Connecticut, there are major construction projects ongoing in the state, with billions to be spent over the next decade plus. The Department of Transportation's Major Project Updates page currently lists 14 projects, from the $194.1 million West River Bridge Replacement in New Haven and West Haven — which reopened in June and was scheduled for completion in August — to the I-84 Hartford viaduct, which will cost $4.3 to $5.3 billion and will start in 2025 and be completed in 2032....
AASHTO Journal - Tue October 09, 2018
FHWA Offers $300M in Grants for Federal Lands, Tribal Projects
The Federal Highway Administration published a 22-page Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Federal Register on Oct. 4 to make $300 million available through its Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects or NSFLTP program – with this funding being made available “for the first time” to build and repair roads and bridges that serve tribal or federal lands, according to a statement from the agency....
AASHTO Journal - Mon October 01, 2018
FY 2019 Transportation Funding Potentially Delayed Until December
As the end of the federal government's fiscal year approached, the House of Representatives approved an appropriations “minibus” funding bill on Sept. 26, which includes the Department of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2019, as well as a short term continuing resolution to temporarily fund remaining government programs – including the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or “THUD” bill approved by the committee back in May 23 – until December 7....
Associated Press - Thu September 06, 2018
Governor Announces $1B for State Infrastructure Projects
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb announced plans Sept. 4, to pump an additional $1 billion into infrastructure projects across Indiana, money that will be raised through massive fee increases on heavy-duty commercial vehicles that use the Indiana Toll Road....
AASHTO Journal - Mon August 27, 2018
AASHTO Urges Timely Passage of 2019 Transportation Funding
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) sent a letter to Senate and House of Representative leaders on Aug. 21 to support the passage of the fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or THUD appropriations bill – emphasizing highway formula funding provided in the House's version of the THUD bill should be the level used in the final reconciliation between the Senate and House versions of that legislation....
AASHTO - Fri August 17, 2018
DDOT Now Accepting Applications for TAP Funding
Roughly $1.2 million in grants are being made available by the District Department of Transportation through the federal Transportation Alternatives Program or TAP, which provides funding to projects considered to be “alternatives” to traditional highway construction....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 15, 2018
New State Law Expands Public-Private Partnerships to Fund Infrastructure
New Jersey's Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed a bill to expand the state's use of public-private partnerships to help with certain key infrastructure projects. According to Steve Sweeney, Senate president, these partnerships will provide local, county and state governments the ability to get these projects done, WHYY reported....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Mon June 11, 2018
FAA Announces $677 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 214 Airports in 43 States
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao recently announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States....
AASHTO Journal - Mon June 11, 2018
USDOT Preps $1.5B in INFRA Grants for 26 Projects
On June 8, the U.S. Department of Transportation released more than $1.5 billion in grants to fund what it calls "critical freight, highway, and bridge improvements" via the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or "INFRA" program created by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015....
