Tue August 09, 2016
Poll: Infrastructure Unites Voters in Divisive Election Year
With 90 days left before Election Day, a national poll released Tuesday by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) found that half of registered voters say the nation's infrastructure has gotten worse over the last five years, and a majority of voters said roads and bridges are in “extreme” need of repair....
Mon August 08, 2016
NDOT, EPA Take Unprecedented Steps to Protect Water
Gov. Brian Sandoval announced the Nevada Board of Examiners has approved a Consent Decree between the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....
Phuong Le - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri August 05, 2016
Corps: Coal Terminal Violates Tribal Rights, Won't Permit
SEATTLE (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit to a $700 million project to build the nation's largest coal-export terminal in northwest Washington state, handing a striking victory to the Lummi tribe, which argued the project would violate its treaty-protected fishing rights....
Seanna Adcox - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue August 02, 2016
DOT Secretary Makes Stunning Claim About State's Road Conditions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina's roads are so bad that drivers probably won't notice the $1.4 billion worth of pavement resurfacing a new law provides over the next decade or so, Transportation Secretary Christy Hall said July 21....
Melinda Deslatte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue August 02, 2016
Governor Cuts $44 Million From La. Construction Budget
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Gov. John Bel Edwards stripped $44 million in projects from the state's multiyear construction budget, saying July 12 that Louisiana can't afford them amid its continuing financial struggles....
Thu July 28, 2016
Illinois Tollway Awards More Than $40.6 Million in Contracts for Professional Engineering Services in July
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors today approved seven new professional engineering services contracts totaling $40.6 million at its July meeting to help keep existing systemwide infrastructure in a state of good repair....
Thu July 28, 2016
DOT Announces $199M Available for Positive Train Control
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it will accept applications for $199 million in competitive grant funding for Positive Train Control (PTC) implementation. The grants, which will be selected by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and awarded and administered by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will help commuter railroads implement PTC, which prevents accidents and saves lives....
Thu July 28, 2016
Bakken Pipeline Clears Final Hurdle
The DesMoines Register is reporting that plans for the Bakken oil pipeline in Iowa cleared a final regulatory hurdle on Tuesday when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concluded that proposed crossings of Iowa waterways will comply with federal environmental laws....
Tue July 26, 2016
Maine Port Project Receives $7.7M USDOT Grant
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) was notified that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will award $7,719,173 in grant funding to the Maine Intermodal Port Productivity Project (MIPPP) for infrastructure improvements at the International Marine Terminal (IMT) in Portland....
Giles Lambertson - Mon August 01, 2016
Contractors, Not Just Lobbyists, Must Push Tax Reform
Industry associations look after their own. This is called lobbying. It is how one industry competes with another, by accumulating clout and wielding it on behalf of members in policy-making negotiations....
