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Michigan Department of Transportation - Tue March 15, 2022

Michigan Department of Transportation Begins Bridge Bundling Pilot

A Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) initiative to bundle bridge projects together to make them more cost-effective is under way. A pilot project, the first of its kind in Michigan, encompasses 19 bridges owned by local agencies....

US Dept. of Transportation - Wed February 09, 2022

BelRed Network to Receive $99M in Government Funding

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced that its Build America Bureau has refinanced a $99.6 million TIFIA loan for the city of Bellevue's BelRed Street Network Project. The Bureau provides Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans and other surface transportation infrastructure financing to reduce the costs of infrastructure projects....

ARTBA - Wed February 02, 2022

VIDEO: Nearly 224,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair According to ARTBA Analysis

Nearly 224,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) analysis of the recently released U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) 2021 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database....

SDOT - Mon January 10, 2022

USDOT Allocates $20M for East Marginal Way Construction

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced nearly $1 billion in federal grant awards for America's infrastructure, through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grants program....

South Dakota DOT - Wed December 08, 2021

South Dakota DOT Receives Federal Grant for Freight Capacity Expansion

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) was recently awarded a Rebuilding America Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation....

Alabama Daily News - Wed December 01, 2021

Alabama Expecting More Than $6.8B in Road, Transportation Funding From New Law

Alabama could receive more than $6.8 billion in road and transportation funding in President Biden's recently approved $1.2 trillion Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). While broad outlines of how that money will be allocated are now available, more federal direction is needed before specific projects are identified, the Daily News has learned....

U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration - Tue August 24, 2021

FTA Announces $59.9 Million Grant for Seattle Project

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced a construction grant award of $59.9 million to the city of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) for the Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project in Seattle, Wash....

Gainesville Times - Thu July 29, 2021

Construction of NE Georgia Inland Port Could Start in Summer 2022

An inland port linking northeast Georgia to the Port of Savannah by rail appears to be on track for construction in the summer of 2022, with the goal of becoming operational by the end of 2024. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has been working since late 2018 on developing the Northeast Georgia Inland Port, which will move cargo containers of imports and exports by train between the Gainesville area northeast of Atlanta and the docks in Savannah — a trip of approximately 300 mi....

AASHTO - Wed July 21, 2021

USDOT Awards Nearly $1B in INFRA Grants Across 18 States

The U.S. Department of Transportation plans to award $905 million to 24 projects in 18 states via the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or INFRA discretionary grant program. USDOT said it selected those INFRA grant recipients based on several criteria....

Associated Press - Wed June 02, 2021

U.S. Officials Approve $47.5M to Build New Alaska Airport

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved funding for approximately $47.5 million in funding to build a new Alaska airport and refurbish two existing state airports. The Newtok Airport, the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and the Kenai Municipal Airport will receive funding for the projects, Alaska's News Source reported....