Keith Ridler - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 02, 2016
Plan to Raise Arrowrock Dam Fails Feasibility Study
BOISE, Idaho (AP) Hopes of Idaho officials to increase the height of a Boise River dam to double water storage and also create enough space to handle a 500-year flood ran aground after the project failed a federal feasibility study....
Thu September 01, 2016
Report Asserts FHWA Does Not Properly Account for Preliminary Engineering Funds
A new report by the Office of the Inspector General shows that FHWA does not effectively account for Federal highway and bridge funds used for preliminary engineering, and as a result billions of dollars are missing....
Bruce Finley - The Denver Post - Wed August 31, 2016
Coal Industry Collapse Leaves Mining Towns Unsure
SOMERSET, Colo. (AP) Coal miner Eric Sanchez bolted a grate across the top of a tunnel, 1,000 ft. (305 m) beneath a forest and 7 mi. (11 km) deep into Arch Coal's West Elk Mine. Shiny black rocks fell past his helmet as he secured the tunnel, doing a job that is fast disappearing in Colorado: taking coal from deep inside Earth and sending it off to create electricity....
Wed August 31, 2016
Golden Gate 'Suicide Barrier's High Price Delays Installation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A suicide barrier expected to be installed on the Golden Gate Bridge later this year may be delayed due to high costs. KNTV-Television reported the project was estimated to cost $76 million but the two companies that entered bids say the job would cost between $142 million and $174 million....
Wed August 31, 2016
US DOT Spends Money to Find Ways to Get More Money
The USDOT is looking for creative ways to sustain the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). The organization announced $14.2M in grants for states under a new program to explore ways to sustain the HTF. “Reliable funding is essential to ensuring we have a sound transportation system to support the economy,” said U.S....
Mon August 29, 2016
DOT Approves Request to Redirect $21.5M to Four Roads
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) State Department of Transportation commissioners on Aug. 18 approved U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn's request to reallocate $21.5 million of unused federal money to four road projects in his district....
Mon August 29, 2016
Construction of $3.2B Sabal Trail Pipeline to Begin Soon
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Construction of a new $3.2-billion natural gas pipeline that will travel through three Southeastern states could begin shortly after the project received its final approvals on Aug....
Anya Litvak - PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE - Fri August 26, 2016
Officials Disagree on Assessing Danger of Aging Pipelines
PITTSBURGH (AP) Thirty years of watching metal fail, often spectacularly, and Mehrooz Zamanzadeh has developed some go-to mantras. “Mother Nature doesn't like what she didn't make,' he likes to say....
Fri August 26, 2016
Tier IV Final Cedarapids CR552 Paver Features Productivity, Comfort
Today's Cedarapids CR552 rubber tire paver from Bomag delivers the traction and power required for mainline paving applications such as airports, interstates, highways and major county roads, while meeting stringent Tier IV Final emissions standards....
Thu August 25, 2016
FRA Approves Northern New England Rail Blueprint
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced a Finding of No Significant Impact on the Northern New England Intercity Rail Initiative. The finding clears the way for states and the federal government to invest in future passenger rail service in New England....
