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Transportation chief Foxx expects Congress to pass another highway stopgap despite urgent infrastructure needs

During a visit to Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to see next-gernation transportation technology the school is working on, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx remarked on all the progress the sector has seen in recent years, it’s obvious potential moving forward and how all of it is at risk due to continued inaction from Congress […]

April 27, 2015

Roadbuilding

Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing gets $162 million TIFIA Loan

The East End Crossing section of the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project has received a $162 million loan from the U.S. Department of Transportation to assist with the protected $1.27 billion cost of the project. The load comes from USDOT’s Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program and goes to the Indiana Finance […]

April 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

At 237.8 billion miles in January, American driving habits underscore the need for long-term transportation funding

Americans drove an estimated 237.3 billion miles in January, nearly 5 percent more than the same month last year, according to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) most recent monthly “Traffic Volume Trends” report. “These data make it clear that traffic volumes are growing nationwide,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “To keep our highways safe […]

March 31, 2015

Roadbuilding

DOT chief Foxx sends revised transportation bill to Congress

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx submitted a revised Grow America Act to Congress March 30. It suggests a 45-percent increase in proposed investment in surface transportation projects as part of President Obama’s $478 billion transportation reauthorization bill spanning six years. During a recent tour stop to promote the act, Foxx said the U.S. is in the […]

March 31, 2015

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Transportation funding solution still elusive during infrastructure forum

The need for updating and maintaining U.S. infrastructure work is a clear, agreed-upon issue, but the means of providing funds is still divisive, as evidenced by a recent infrastructure forum put on by the National Journal. During that forum last week, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) discussed […]

March 26, 2015

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USDOT launches local hiring pilot program

The U.S. Department of Transportation is introducing a one-year pilot program through the Federal Highway Administration that allows local hiring provisions as part of contracting requirements. The program, called Local Hire, is a result of a clarification by the Department of Justice of FHWA’s bidding statute that will allow such a provision as long as […]

March 4, 2015

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DOT Chief Foxx touring 5 states to promote $478 billion Grow America Act

Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx will wind his way through Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia on a four-day bus tour to promote the Obama administration’s Grow America Act. The tour begins February 17. The tour will come almost a week after his presentation at the first hearing of the year on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill […]

February 12, 2015

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‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ holiday crackdown begins

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Deputy Administrator David Friedman have kicked off the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday crackdown on drunk driving by unveiling a new mobile app to help people who have been drinking get a safe ride home.  New data revealing […]

December 16, 2014

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Obama names new highway safety chief

President Obama has chosen National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member Mark Rosekind to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTHSA). If confirmed by the Senate, Rosekind will be the highway safety agency’s first full time chief in nearly a year. He has been a member of the NTSB since 2010. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx approved of Obama’s […]

November 21, 2014

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Foxx announces 72 TIGER 2014 recipients

The Department of Transportation (DOT) will provide $600 million for 72 transportation projects in 46 states and the District of Columbia from its TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) 2014 program. The DOT received 797 eligible applications from 49 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. That’s a huge increase from the 585 applications […]

September 18, 2014

Roadbuilding

DOT loans $950 million to Florida highway project

The federal government has decided to loan $950 million to Florida for use on a project to expand the state’s heavily-used Interstate 4 highway way in the Orlando area. Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) is backing the loan which will ultimately be used to widen 21 miles of Interstate 4 and add four […]

September 12, 2014

Roadbuilding

21 states receiving millions to repair storm-damaged roads

The Department of Transportation announced $334 million in emergency funds will be used to help 21 states repair roads and bridges damaged by storms and floods. Colorado will be getting $130 million, which is by far the more than any other state. The funds will help the state fix several roads and bridges damaged by […]

August 11, 2014