Tag: Environmental Impact Statement

Roadbuilding

Trump administration, federal agencies sign MOU to limit infrastructure approval to 2 years

The Trump administration, along with heads from the Department of Transportation, the Department of the Interior departments, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers, and eight other federal agencies, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would allow a lead agency to draw up an environmental impact statement (EIS) and complete National Environmental […]

April 16, 2018

Roadbuilding

Lane closures planned on I-26, I-126 in S.C. for tests

The South Carolina Department of Transportation will begin soil tests this month as part of its preparations for the Carolina Crossroads project, designed to reduce traffic congestion on the I-20/26/126 corridor in the Columbia area. The tests will involve nighttime single lane closures January 21-25 for parts of Interstates 126 and 26. The following sections […]

January 23, 2018

Roadbuilding

Ohio DOT moves forward on $331 million Opportunity Corridor

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is one step closer to beginning work on the Cleveland Opportunity Corridor project, which will connect Interstate 490 to University Circle. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently approved the environmental impact statement for the $331.3 million project. According to the EIS, the project will create an urban boulevard with […]

May 31, 2014

Roadbuilding

Government shutdown slows transportation construction projects

American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President and CEO Pete Ruane met with Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) during a Capitol Hill news conference Tuesday to discuss how the federal government shutdown is impacting transportation projects. The shutdown, which began a week ago, resulted in 18,481 U.S. Department of Transportation […]

October 8, 2013