Recently introduced legislation would invest $20 billion over five years to repair more than 47,000 structurally-deficient bridges nationwide. The bill also would streamline the bridge- repair pro...
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All lanes on Chesapeake Bay Bridge will open this summer, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan recently announced. Electronic tolling has already gone live, and deck work on the westbound right lane will be...
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An American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released Wednesday the results of a study regarding toll revenue collection and distribution. The effort, which involved collecting public finan...
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Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito recently joined a host of other officials in announcing the state’s effort to secure $8.1 million in infrastructure project funding. Polito outlined the Comple...
Read MoreIntroduced in 2019, the Restore Pennsylvania program will invest $4.5 billion in high-impact infrastructure projects statewide, including reducing flood risk, cleaning up brownfields, repairing rural ...
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A new report conducted by Berkeley Economic Advising and Research indicates that electric vehicles (EVs) could be a major roadmap to economic gain for California, boosting the economy by billions and ...
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Mayors nationwide believe infrastructure is the most important issue presidential candidates should be addressing, according to Boston University Initiative on Cities’ 2019 Menino Survey of Mayors. ...
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Following an investigation into Tesla practices, U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) last week released recommendations to improve the company’s autopilot drive assistance program and keep drivers from c...
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Louisiana’s Highway 1 project is reaching for federal funds, with discussions held between U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Gov. John Bel Edwards, Louisiana officials, and members of the Trump admini...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently made available up to $130 million Low or No Emission (Low-No) Bus Program competitive grant funds. The progra...
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U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tina Smith (D-MN) recently sent a letter to the Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, urging the rural infrastructure priorities to be included in the Rural Opportu...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, an $87.4 million Capital Investment Grants Program grant for its $175 million D...
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New York has provided $151 million in additional funding through the PAVE NY Initiative to counties for the repair of roadways impacted by extreme weather. The funds will support 95 paving projects st...
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A statewide multimillion-dollar infrastructure funding package is being made available under the Rebuild Alabama Act of 2019 that will allow several cities and counties to take on a variety of local r...
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The annual cost of owning a new compact electric vehicle is only $600 more annually compared to traditional vehicles, according to research from AAA, after five years and 75,000 miles of driving. A...
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Noting the major role rural roads and highways play in trucking, freight, and driving despite hosting less than one-fifth of the U.S. population, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced on...
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The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) recently announced 20 proposals made it to the fourth round of the County Bridge Match Program (CBMP). During this round, $4 million will to be dis...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced more than $8 million in Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program grants to state departments of transportation (DOTs) and...
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The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) announced this week that $86 million of federal funds will go to road and transit agencies throughout its seven-county region through 2023, with ...
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Buoyed by the Trump administration’s proposal to revamp the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a new coalition known as Building a Better America is highlighting infrastructure modernizationâ...
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