Tag: federal funds

Roadbuilding

Belmont County (Ohio) bridge engineer receives historic bridge preservation award

During the Ohio Bridge Conference August 17-18 in Columbus, Belmont County Engineer Fred Bennett received a statewide historic bridge preservation award for his work preserving historic landmarks in the area, The Times Leader reports. The award was sponsored by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Ohio Historical Society, the County Engineer’s Association, and the National Road […]

September 5, 2016

Roadbuilding

IDOT revises highway improvement program

Earlier in the year the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2015 Highway Improvement Program was going to provide $1.839 billion of its $8.609 billion for highways in the FY 2015-2020 Proposed Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Program. That has since changed. This spring the General Assembly has passed an additional $1 billion of bond funding for […]

August 5, 2014

Roadbuilding

The Sandlot System

If Washington politicians are holding onto the ball and refusing to play, states will take the ball away and play their way with their rules.

September 8, 2013

Business

$7 billion in federal highway funds obligated so far in current fiscal year

Federal funds obligated by federal, state and local departments of transportation (DOTs) have increased $7 billion during the current fiscal year which began last October 1, according to the according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) latest analysis of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data. That’s an increase of 56 percent over the $4.5 […]

February 15, 2013