The South Carolina Department of Transportation recently awarded a contract for the first phase of the $1.7 billion Carolina Crossroads project in the Columbia region to Archer-United. Pending the ...
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Michigan State University recently created the MSU Mobility Advisory Council that met for the first time, virtually, on April 23. The council is tasked with guiding the university’s vision for ...
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Texas Central Railroad announced Monday it has signed a $1.6 billion contract with Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. (Kiewit) and its affiliate Mass. Electric Construction Co. (Mass Electric), to instal...
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A total of 218 cities, towns, and counties in Indiana recently received $100.2 million in state matching funds for local road projects through Community Crossings. Applications were evaluated based...
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U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL) announced his local transportation priority projects to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee as part of the 2021 reauthorization of federal surface tra...
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Thursday, U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Reinventing Economic Partnerships and Infrastructure Redevelopment (REPAIR) Act to help close the infrastructure gap. ...
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U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, reintroduced the Move America Act this week. The bipartisan legislation would bring billions of dollars o...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently highlighted some of the 57 projects taking place during the 2021 construction season in District 1. This year, there will be three s...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would provide $500 million annually for five years to help states, cities, and Tribes plan and construct grade crossing separation projects. Fun...
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With the first $600-million phase now under way for the five-year, $3.7 billion Chicago Works infrastructure and jobs-creation plan, City Mayor Lori Lightfoot says residents can expect an improved qua...
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On Tuesday, the City Council of Charlotte, N.C., approved a pilot program and public-private partnership between the Charlotte Area Transit System CATS) and eTransEnergy, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, ...
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U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) applauded President Joe Biden’s focus on infrastructure during his speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. DeFazio, chair of the House Committee on Tra...
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The Tennessee Department of Transportation recently released its annual three-year transportation program, with this year including approximately $2.6 billion in infrastructure investments in 68 proje...
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As part of the American Rescue Plan, Amtrak will receive $169 billion from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg anno...
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On Tuesday, New York Sen. Tom O’Mara (R,C,I-58th District) joined the opposition to proposed state legislation that could raise the state’s gas tax by 55 cents per gallon. The legislation, S42...
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Three projects in New Jersey recently received more than $1.9 million for three federal grants under the Transportation Alternatives Set-Asides (TA Set-Asides) program. TA Set-Asides provides funds...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently awarded $19.6 million in grant awards to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. ...
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Amtrak released its FY20 Sustainability report on Monday, showcasing its sustainability projects across its operations. The report included details on Amtrak’s progress toward annual and long-te...
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A group of more than 25 governors, U.S. Senators, and leaders in the U.S. House Problem Solvers Caucus met in Annapolis, Md., on Friday to discuss ideas, initiatives, and proposals concerning federal ...
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U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), and John Brasso (R-WY) introduced last week the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s Americ...
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