U.S. Department of Transportation - Thu September 13, 2018
U.S. DOT Announces $586M in Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $586 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue September 11, 2018
State Invests in Future Interstate 11 Linking Phoenix, Vegas
After investing more than half a billion dollars over the past 20 years to turn the primary route between Phoenix and Las Vegas into a modern four-lane divided highway, the Arizona Department of Transportation has committed another $155 million for improvements to U.S....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 11, 2018
Tempe's $199M Streetcar Project on Right Track
Work is rolling forward on the $199 million Tempe Streetcar. Much of the project funding comes from federal, regional and local funds. About $13 million will be from a public-private partnership between the city, Arizona State University and property owners....
Associated Press - Tue September 11, 2018
WTC Subway Station Reopens for First Time Since 9/11 Attacks
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City subway station has reopened for the first time since it was destroyed in the World Trade Center attack 17 years ago. Cheers erupted as the first train rolled into the new WTC Cortlandt station at noon Sept....
ARTBA - Thu September 06, 2018
ARTBA: Century-Old Rule Stifling Transportation Innovations, Safety
A 1916 rule enacted by President Woodrow Wilson's administration is curbing 21st century transportation innovations that could improve safety and quality on the nation's major roadways, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) said in Sept....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Wed September 05, 2018
City Anxiously Awaits Streetcar Line Opening
Sometime later this fall, Milwaukee residents will have a new — yet old — way to get around the city's vibrant and busy downtown. Engineers currently are going through the final testing phase on five modern, elegantly-designed streetcars and how they operate on the newly-installed tracks....
Office of Mayor Emanuel - Wed September 05, 2018
Mayor Emanuel, CTA Unveil $23M Newly-Modernized Blue Line Station
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CTA President Dorval R. Carter Jr. opened the new Illinois Medical District (IMD) Blue Line station on Aug. 21 following a $23 million renovation and modernization project. The two-year project delivered improvements to the stationhouse and its concourse, along with upgrades to the station-to-platform ramp, meaning this vital transit center now offers increased accessibility and a better customer experience for area residents and visitors to one of the nation's largest medical districts....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 29, 2018
San Diego Moves Double-Time With $82.4M Double Tracks
The demand for mass transit in California continues to grow with the expansion of the 351-mi. Los Angeles to San Diego to San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor (LOSSAN Corridor). The Corridor travels through a six-county coastal region in Southern California and is the second busiest intercity passenger rail corridor in the United States....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 29, 2018
CDOT, AECOM, Virgin: Hyperloop Study Part 2
The state of Colorado has moved one step closer to seeing a new ultra-high-speed transportation system become reality. Virgin Hyperloop One, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and AECOM announced earlier this spring that they are advancing to the second half of the Rocky Mountain Hyperloop feasibility study, according to a Virgin Hyperloop press release....
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....
