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I-66 Outside Beltway project gets $1.2 billion federal loan
A plan to add express lanes to 23 miles of Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia got one-third of the funding the project needs through a $1.2 billion loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation. “Today’s milestone of achieving a TIFIA loan will allow the express lanes project on I-66 Outside the Beltway to move ahead, […]
October 24, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oregon road-charging program OReGO gets $4.9 million boost
Oregon’s road-charging program – designed to find an alternative funding source to the gas tax – has received two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling $4.9 million. The pilot program called OReGO charges drivers by miles driven in exchange for state gas-tax credits. One of the grants involves implementing a joint project with California to […]
October 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
$23.8M awarded for safer hazardous-material transport
In an effort to improve the transport of hazardous materials across the United States, the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded $23.8 million worth of grants. “The Department’s hazardous materials grants allow recipients to design and implement planning and training programs that meet their specific needs,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao. “Improving the […]
October 10, 2017
Roadbuilding
USDOT announces availability of $500 million in TIGER grant funds for 2017
Although many feared that the Trump administration would put an end to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant funds, on the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it is now taking applications for $500 million in TIGER grant funds now available for state and local infrastructure projects, American Shipper reports. Grants will […]
September 13, 2017
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Fla., Ga. interstates under heavy Irma evacuee traffic; USDOT drops safety regulations
Interstates in Florida and Georgia are experiencing heavy traffic from Florida evacuees, transportation officials report. The Miami Herald reports that the Florida Turnpike and Interstates 75 and 95 are experiencing heavy traffic from evacuees. The Georgia Department of Transportation reports that Interstate 75 is experiencing heavy traffic from Florida evacuees heading toward Atlanta. That traffic […]
September 8, 2017
Roadbuilding
Md. Purple Line rail project gets $900 million boost
A plan to make travel easier via light rail for residents in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland got a $900 million infusion, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The money will go toward the future 16.2-mile Purple Line that will link with three Washington Metropolitan Area Transit (WMATA) lines, […]
September 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Senate panel rejects Trump’s proposed transportation funding cuts
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development shot down President Trump’s attempt to eliminate transportation grants by voting for a 2018 spending bill that includes $550 million for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, which provides cities and states with cash for surface transportation projects, The Hill reports. The bill […]
July 27, 2017
Roadbuilding
Idaho Transportation Dept. grant provides free equipment training to vets, women, minorities
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is one of only eight states out of 40 applicants to receive a $198,000 Ladders of Opportunity grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. With the grant, ITD chose 19 people from close to 700 applicants for a free three-week hands-on heavy equipment operator training course aimed at helping veterans, […]
July 19, 2017
Roadbuilding
Rosen confirmed as Deputy Secretary of U.S. DOT
In a 56-42 vote May 16, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jeffrey A. Rosen to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), second in command to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, The Hill reports. Rosen’s confirmation comes as President Trump’s highly anticipated infrastructure package is set to be unveiled within the next several weeks. “I am delighted to […]
May 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Senate confirms Elaine Chao as Secretary of Transportation
The Senate has confirmed Elaine Chao as the next Secretary of Transportation in a 93-6 vote Jan. 31. She was sworn in the same day. Chao’s husband Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), voted “present.” Voting against Chao were Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), Kristen Gillibrand (D-New York), Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon), Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), Senate Minority […]
February 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Clemson receives $1.4 million to develop technology to eliminate traffic congestion
Clemson University received $1.4 million in startup financing from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the development of a new Center for Connected Multimodal Mobility that will practically make it possible to eliminate car accidents and travel busy roads without stopping for a traffic light, The Newsstand reports. Mashrur “Ronnie” Chowdhury, a civil engineering professor who is leading the new […]
January 25, 2017
Roadbuilding
NMSU receives 5-year grant from U.S. DOT to establish regional transportation research center
New Mexico State University received a five-year grant and nearly $2.5 million for the 2017 fiscal year from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s University Transportation Centers (UTCs) program to establish a regional transportation research center, the Las Cruces Sun-News reports. The university’s Civil Engineering Department is a member of the Transportation Consortium of South-Central States […]
January 19, 2017
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