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California receives $293.1 million federal bonus for meeting transportation project deadlines
California will receive a $293.1 million transportation funding bonus for meeting its 2016 fiscal year deadlines for federally funded projects. The money will be split between the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and local agencies. The bonus money comes from a pool created from federal transportation funds states do not spend before federal deadlines. The […]
September 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOT awards $13.5 million TIGER grant for Indiana’s Eisenhower Bridge
The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a $13.5 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to Indiana’s Madison County and city of Anderson to replace the Eisenhower Bridge. Officials say the structure is the “eastern gateway” to the downtown section of Anderson and is a “critical component” of Madison County’s economic infrastructure. It […]
July 29, 2016
Roadbuilding
White House, transportation leaders push Congress to find highway funding solution
The White House, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and several industry associations are urging Congress to find a highway funding solution before the primary source of money, the Highway Trust Fund (HTF), becomes insolvent. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) projects that insolvency to occur by the end of August. Related: VIDEO: What lawmakers are saying about […]
July 8, 2014
Roadbuilding
Why Alaska DOT isn’t sweating U.S. DOT’s upcoming reimbursement plan
Many state transportation agencies are likely getting nervous about a new reimbursement plan from the U.S. Department of Transportation, set to begin in less than a month. But the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (AKDOT&PF) isn’t worried, Juneau Empire reports. The U.S. DOT announced last week that it plans to reduce the amount […]
July 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
DOT to reimburse states as gas tax money rolls in
The projected insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund is inching closer (it’s expected to run out of money next month), and the U.S. Department of Transportation is has been trying to prepare state DOTs. In its latest preparation effort, the U.S. DOT has announced that it plans to make some adjustments to the way it […]
July 1, 2014
Business
Survey finds 68% of Americans want increased federal transportation funding, most willing to pay higher gas taxes
Two-thirds of Americans, or 68 percent, want the federal government to invest more in roads, bridges and mass transit systems, according to the results of a AAA survey released on Tuesday. Additionally, 5 percent of respondents said the federal government should invest less, while 24 percent want transportation spending levels to remain the same. The […]
June 12, 2014
Roadbuilding
Congress could allocate $44 million in federal transportation funds to Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier
The Golden Gate Bridge may soon feature a suicide barrier funded in part by federal transportation dollars. Members of the bridge board last week requested $11 million from the California Legislature for the $66 million project, the Contra Costa Times reports. The report also notes that lobbyists from the bridge board returned to California from […]
April 15, 2014
Roadbuilding
Sen. Boxer proposes removing federal gas tax, adding wholesale fuel tax
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said during a committee hearing Wednesday that the federal government should remove its 18.4-cents-per-gallon gas tax and replace it with an oil wholesalers fee, according to a report from The Hill. The hearing, entitled “The Need to Invest in America’s Infrastructure and Preserve Federal Transportation Funding,” […]
September 25, 2013
Roadbuilding
AP analysis deems 7,795 bridges both structurally deficient and fracture critical
A recent Associated Press analysis of 607,380 bridges in the most recent federal National Bridge Inventory has proven 7,795 — 1.2 percent — of those bridges to be both structurally deficient and fracture critical. The report also found that 65,605 of the bridges were classified only as “structurally deficient,” while 20,808 were found to be […]
September 19, 2013
Roadbuilding
Illegal highway signs could cost Colorado federal transportation funding
Illegal outdoor advertising signs on Colorado highways could cost the state a portion of its federal transportation funding if they aren’t removed, according to a report from Coloradoan.com. State auditors released a report on Tuesday that said 30 signs they reviewed along a 162-mile span are considered illegal due to a lack of proper permits […]
June 5, 2013
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