Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 27, 2023
OMB Hit With Questions Surrounding Build America, Buy America Act
While the construction industry awaits the Biden administration's final wording of its Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), contractors can study up on application of the rule. Meant to bolster the economy through the required use of domestically sourced construction materials, the rule is considered contradictory at best and confusing at worst....
Caltrans - Mon July 24, 2023
Contractors Ready for Billions in Caltrans Spending
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently invested nearly $2 billion into improving the state's transportation infrastructure while approving an additional $2.3 billion for future construction projects....
Illinois Department of Transportation - Wed July 05, 2023
Record Bid Letting for Illinois Department of Transportation in June
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced June 21 that bids on 236 contracts for highway and bridge projects were accepted at its June letting, representing a potential investment of more than $910.4 million in infrastructure in communities throughout Illinois....
CEG - Tue June 20, 2023
Three Aging Dam/Lock Systems on Upper Ohio River in Pa. to Be Rehabbed in 2024
More than $857 million from the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will help fund the repair of Pennsylvania's three aging locks on the upper Ohio River to prevent failures that could result in a halt to river traffic....
New Mexico DOT - Wed May 31, 2023
Fed Invests $585M for New Water Infrastructure Projects
New Mexico is poised to receive more than $30 million in federal funding for water infrastructure projects. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced recently that $585 million of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will be spent on 83 projects in 11 states, including six New Mexico projects....
ARTBA - Tue March 28, 2023
Infrastructure Investment Law Is Working, ARTBA Chair Paula Hammond Tells Congressional Subcommittee
More than 36,000 transportation improvement projects — including at least one in every congressional district — have moved forward in the past 16 months as implementation of the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) continues, American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chair Paula Hammond told a congressional panel March 28....
Office of Gov. Tim Walz - Wed March 01, 2023
Minnesota Provides More Than $315M to Improve Roads
Gov. Tim Walz signed into law legislation to unlock $315.5 million in federally appropriated funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to improve Minnesota's roads on Feb. 7. The funding provided in Chapter 6 HF 26 will be used for state road construction and improvement on Minnesota's trunk highway system....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 26, 2023
No Quick-Fix for 'Fix-It-First' Policy
The transportation construction industry is squaring off against the FHWA in a two-year battle to get states to fix existing highways rather than expand the nation's road system with new ones. Framed as a "simple internal guidance document" in 2021, the "fix-it-first" memo has resulted in threats to challenge the rule in Congress....
AASHTO - Tue January 17, 2023
Kansas Provides Nearly $41M For Local Bridge Projects
Gov. Laura Kelly (D) and Julie Lorenz, the outgoing Kansas Department of Transportation secretary, recently announced the disbursement of $40.5 million through two different state programs to fund 33 local and off-system bridge projects statewide....
Caltrans - Wed January 11, 2023
California Transportation Commission Investing $878M in Projects in Latest Funding
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) approved $1 billion for 93 new walking and biking projects for disadvantaged communities as part of the 2023 Active Transportation Program and allocated more than $878 million for projects to repair and improve transportation infrastructure throughout the state....
