WSDOT - Mon October 21, 2019
WSDOT Celebrates Major Milestone for Puget Sound Gateway Program
Gov. Jay Inslee joined state and local officials at the Port of Tacoma to help The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) kick off the construction phase on the Puget Sound Gateway Program. The Gateway Program includes two projects — SR 167 completion in Pierce County and SR 509 completion in King County — new connections to the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma and manufacturing and industrial centers that will enhance the state's national and global economic competitiveness....
NYSDOT - Mon October 14, 2019
Extension of Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway Begins
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the start of construction on a $16.2 million project to build the last section of the Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway Shared Use Path in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, and the towns of Babylon and Islip in Suffolk County....
MassDOT - Thu October 10, 2019
Gov. Baker Touts Act in Testimony Before Joint Committee on Transportation
Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker joined Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak Oct. 8 to testify before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Transportation in support of An Act Authorizing and Accelerating Transportation Investment....
KDG Construction Consulting - Wed October 09, 2019
KDG+DE Selected for Airport Metro Transit Station Project
KDG Construction Company (KDG) announced that KDG+DE Construction Services, a partnership between KDG and Destination Enterprises (DE), was awarded the contract to provide construction support services for the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Airport Metro Connector/96th Street Transit Station Project, which has an anticipated construction cost of $500 million....
Federal Transit Administration - Tue October 08, 2019
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $75 Million for Tempe Streetcar Project
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a $75 million grant to Valley Metro for the Tempe Streetcar project in Tempe, Ariz. The transit infrastructure project will improve mobility and transit service through the historic downtown Tempe area, which is the city's government and financial center, linking riders to Arizona State University and Valley Metro's existing light rail system....
AASHTO Journal - Mon September 30, 2019
Coalition Letter Urges Repeal of $7.6B Recission
A group of 41 transportation organizations called for the repeal of $7.6 billion rescission of Federal-aid highway contract authority as part of any Continuing Resolution or CR is issued to help Congress wrap up Fiscal Year 2020 funding efforts....
Jennifer Hetrick – Associate Editor - Wed September 25, 2019
CDOT Looking to Purchase Historic Burnham Yard From Union Pacific
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is currently working with Union Pacific to potentially purchase a 61-acre parcel of land near downtown Denver. The land is part of the defunct Burnham Yard, which was closed in 2016 as a reaction to a sharp decline in the number of coal carloadings in Colorado over a span of more than 10 years....
AASHTO Journal - Wed September 25, 2019
Texas OKs $77B Transportation Plan, Strategy
The five-member Texas Transportation Commission approved the $77 billion 2020 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) submitted by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) on Aug. 29; a 326-page plan that will guide the agency's transportation strategy over the next decade....
ARTBA - Wed September 25, 2019
ARTBA Celebrates Traffic Safety Industry Division 40th Anniversary With Awards
Seven individuals from recognizable names in construction, the government and academia were honored for their significant contributions to transportation construction safety on America's roadways by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA)....
Keith Ridler - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue September 24, 2019
U.S. Officials Approve Railroad's Plans for Northern Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) BNSF Railway's plan to build two bridges as part of a second railroad line in northern Idaho to accommodate increased train traffic and future growth meets environmental requirements, federal officials said....
