DOT funds Florida rapid transit project
A $21.8 million Department of Transportation (DOT) grant award will fund the Central Avenue “SunRunner” Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in St. Petersburg, Fla. The funding allotment to the Pin...
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Caltrans targets gas emissions, service expansion
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials said a $146 million funding allotment via the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhan...
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Vermont seeking cycling, pedestrian improvement plans
Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) officials said its recent grant solicitation for new infrastructure projects stems from efforts to enhance bicyclists and pedestrians access and safety. Offic...
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Kansas highway expansion project underway
Kansas state officials said a $7.8 million highway expansion improvement project in Lyon County, delayed in 2016 due to transfers from the State Highway Fund, is now underway. The effort spans from...
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AASHTO to Congress: State DOTs need “immediate infusion” of $37 billion
In a July 20 letter to Congressional leaders, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials said American state Departments of Transportation need an “immediate infusion” ...
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Oregon aids rural veteran transportation access
Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) officials have initiated an endeavor to provide rural residing veterans with an easier way to get to and from medical appointments. Via the Rural Veterans...
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Minnesota DOT report addresses sustainability, climate goals
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has released its fourth annual Sustainability Report, which documents agency progress toward sustainability and climate goals. “Transportation i...
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Billions in untapped infrastructure resources could aid COVID-19 recovery efforts, Transurban says
The value of hundreds of billions of dollars remains trapped within potential infrastructure resources throughout the United States, Transurban North American President Jennifer Aument told Transporta...
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Denver airport attains gate expansion milestones
Denver International Airport officials recently recognized a pair of construction milestones regarding its Gate Expansion Program, noting final exterior structure beams were placed on Concourse C-East...
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U.S. DOT announces $851 million loan for New England train project
The U.S. Department of Transportation will provide the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) with a $851.15 million loan, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Tuesday. The lo...
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Illinois earmarks funds for roads, bridges
Illinois state officials say $21.3 billion has been earmarked via the Rebuild Illinois capital plan as a means of enhancing roads and bridges over the next six years. "Illinois remains a hub for co...
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Caltrans unveils Freight Mobility Plan
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials said its California Freight Mobility Plan 2020, unveiled on Monday, would enhance efforts to move goods throughout the state more efficient...
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Port Authority of Allegheny County requests public input on transit plan
Following the release of NEXTransit, the Port Authority of Allegheny County's long-term transit plan for the region, the agency will run online meetings as a forum for public feedback. The plan hig...
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EB-5 Regional Centers require improved oversight, immigration lawyer says
While current regulation of the EB-5 Regional Centers Program has improved over the last decade, it appears likely that more will be done to strengthen program oversight, an immigration attorney tol...
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PA Gov. Wolf announces $30M in infrastructure investments
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced 27 highway, bridge, transit, and bike and pedestrian projects in 23 counties would receive more than $30 million from the Multimodal Transportation Fund. As pa...
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Kansas cities garner road improvement funds
The Kansas Department of Transportation has selected 36 road improvement projects for funding via the agency’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program (CCLIP). Officials said the total $18.5 mil...
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DelDOT offers status report on statewide infrastructure projects
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) officials said during the first half of this year, the agency completed a range of statewide infrastructure projects totaling nearly $100 million. "T...
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Kansas touts Cost Share initiative
Kansas officials said recipients of the Department of Transportation’s Cost Share Program would receive more than $20 million in funding for projects improving safety, supporting job retention, and ...
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Sen. Capito touts nearly completed U.S. Route 35 project
West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined West Virginia transportation officials Fri...
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Funds target Port of Virginia fleet electrification
Virginia officials said $14 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (VW Trust) would be used to replace Port of Virginia all-diesel cargo handling equipment with zero-emission all-e...
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