AASHTO Journal - Mon June 11, 2018
USDOT Preps $1.5B in INFRA Grants for 26 Projects
On June 8, the U.S. Department of Transportation released more than $1.5 billion in grants to fund what it calls "critical freight, highway, and bridge improvements" via the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or "INFRA" program created by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Mon June 04, 2018
U.S. DOT Announces $277.5M in Emergency Relief Funding for Transit Systems Damaged by Hurricanes
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced May 31, the allocation of $277.5 million in Emergency Relief funding for public transportation systems damaged by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria....
Thu May 17, 2018
Light Rail Project Receives $75M USDOT Grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced the award of a $75 million grant to the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority for the Tacoma Link Extension Project, which will expand Link light rail to growing areas such as the Stadium and Hilltop District....
Mon May 14, 2018
Interstate 95 Coalition Kicks Off Three-Month Pilot Study
As part of its effort to explore replacing the current fuel tax with a mileage-based user fee or “MBUF” to generate highway funding the I-95 Corridor Coalition, with the Delaware Department of Transportation as the lead, is launching a three-month pilot study starting in May....
Emily Wagster Pettus and Jeff Amy – Associated press - Mon April 23, 2018
Mississippi Governor Orders Closure of 83 Deficient Bridges
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Republican Gov. Phil Bryant on April 10 ordered the Mississippi Department of Transportation to immediately close 83 locally maintained bridges that the federal government said are in bad shape....
Wed March 28, 2018
ARTBA Moves to End Federal Procurement Rule
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has formally petitioned the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to repeal a 102 year-old federal procurement rule the group said has blocked, since its inception, the use of products that could improve safety and quality on the nation's major roadways....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 19, 2018
Three State DOTs Contribute to Rail Project That Won $16M TIGER Grant
State departments of transportation from Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico helped fund a regional rail line improvement project that won a federal TIGER grant of $16 million this month from the USDOT. The award went to the $26.7 million Southwest Chief Route Stabilization Project, and the grant application was sponsored by Colfax County, N.M....
Omaha Media Group - Wed March 14, 2018
Wednesday Weekly Wrap-Up : March 14, 2018
It is Wednesday Wrap-Up time and just in case you missed it, here is your recap of several popular stories from our site over the past week:Missouri's 100-Year-Old Capitol To See RenovationIf you decide to visit the Missouri Capitol, you will be weave your way through a construction zone while the 100-year-old building undergoes a major renovation....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 12, 2018
Chao: $1.56B in 2017-18 INFRA Grants Still Months Away
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told Congress March 6 that the Department of Transportation expects to award $1.56 billion in 2017 and 2018 INFRA grants "hopefully . . . by the beginning of June ....
Mon March 12, 2018
U.S. DOT Announces Half-Billion Dollars in Infrastructure Investments
The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) announced March 9, the list of 41 recipients of nearly $500 million in discretionary grant funding for road, transit, maritime and rail projects through the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program....
