Office of Gov. Hogan - Mon March 18, 2019
Maryland Eyes Double-Stacking Howard Street Tunnel
Gov. Larry Hogan announced that Maryland has submitted an application for a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) INFRA grant to double-stack the Howard Street Tunnel and assisted Washington County in submitting its INFRA grant application for I-81/Halfway Boulevard Freight Connection in Western Maryland....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed March 13, 2019
Colorado DOT Receives Almost $23M in Emergency Relief From USDOT
The Colorado Department of Transportation will receive nearly $23 million as part of the latest $705 million Emergency Relief funds announced recently by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In Colorado, the bulk of the money — $21.5 million — will be used to complete the final of the 32 permanent repair projects from the 2013 floods, the Colorado Highway 7 Lower project from Lyons to Raymond....
GDOT - Mon March 11, 2019
Officials Welcome Kan to Transportation Roundtable
On the heels of President Trump's discussion of infrastructure needs in his State of the Union address, today Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell R. McMurry recently joined other Georgia leaders including Jay Roberts, state transportation planning director representing Gov....
USDOT - Tue February 26, 2019
USDOT Announces $605M Loan for Grand Parkway Project
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced on Feb. 22 that the U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau will provide up to a $605 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Grand Parkway Transportation Corporation (GPTC) in Houston....
AASHTO Journal - Tue January 29, 2019
USDOT Awards DART $908M Rail Financing Loan
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau provided the Dallas Area Rapid Transit or DART system with a $908 million Railroad Rehabilitation & Improvement Financing or RRIF direct loan on Dec....
ARTBA - Wed January 16, 2019
Repeal of Proprietary Products Rule Will Promote Innovation, Provide States More Flexibility, ARTBA Says
The repeal of a 103-year old federal procurement rule would remove a major regulatory roadblock and "spur investment in and deployment of new technologies that promise to help advance safety, alleviate traffic congestion and improve our nation's highways," the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) told the U.S....
Nebraska DOT - Wed January 09, 2019
Nebraska DOT Receives Federal Grant for U.S. 75
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has received a $20 million federal grant for the expansion of U.S. Highway 75 between Murray and Plattsmouth through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program....
Volvo - Thu January 03, 2019
Better Roads: The American Dream
Politicians around the world take great pleasure in disagreeing with each other, but in the United States there is one topic lawmakers on all sides can find common ground — that the country's highways network is in urgent need of repair and improvement....
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby - Thu December 20, 2018
Shelby Announces $26M in USDOT Grants to State
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) announced Dec. 7 that the U.S. Department of Transportation will award grants of $14 million each for highway infrastructure improvements in the cities of Decatur and Cullman....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Thu November 29, 2018
DOT Announces $281M Funding Allocation for Transit Projects in Multiple States
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a total of $281 million in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding allocations to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota and Texas....
