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USDOT announces availability of $900 million in BUILD grant funds
BUILD Transportation Discretionary Grants program has $900 million in discretionary grant funding for the infrastructure projects. Details on Equipment Wolrd.
April 26, 2019
Roadbuilding
La. tunnel and bridge replacement gets $45M INFRA grant
Learn more about the $45M Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant awarded to LADOTD for use in the Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel replacement project.
August 21, 2018
Construction Equipment
N.J. offering contractors grants for engine retrofits
New Jersey will get more money to retrofit and replace diesel engines on construction equipment to reduce emissions. The state’s Department of Environmental Protection has recently received a $258,480 EPA grant to add to the $3.8 million the state has received since 2008 to reduce diesel emissions. The state has been offering grants to construction […]
October 31, 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
Mass. town receives $13.4 million federal grant for improvements to 6 bridges
Six bridges in Lowell, Massachusetts, are slated for improvements beginning in 2017 and finishing up in the fall of 2022, The Lowell Sun reports. The city received a $13.4 million federal grant in October 2015 to pay for a majority of the repairs or replacement of eight bridges, including a bridge that carries Kearney Square over the Eastern Canal that was repaired in […]
September 21, 2016
Roadbuilding
Saugatuck Island (Conn.) to replace 87-year-old wooden bridge to mainland
Saugatuck Island, Connecticut, will soon have a new bridge connecting it to the mainland, the Westport News reports. The current one-lane, 87-year-old wooden bridge has weight restrictions that prevent emergency vehicles from accessing the island in times of need, which has been a concern of island residents for some time. The bridge, which was originally built in 1929, […]
September 19, 2016
Roadbuilding
Louisiana awarded $250k grant for bridge work
Senator David Vitter announced $250,000 will be awarded to the Louisiana Department of Transportation for bridge work in Vermilion Parish. The grant will be used to improve the Maree Michael and Creek Bridges on LA 91. “It’s important to improve our nation’s roads and bridges and help provide traffic relief so we can carry out on […]
August 13, 2014
Roadbuilding
FHWA announces availability of $30 million in Innovation Deployment grants
State transportation departments, and others involved in state highway projects, have the chance to receive up to $1 million each to use toward innovation planning and implementation. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) last week announced the availability of approximately $30 million in incentive funding for state DOTs under its Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration program, […]
February 24, 2014
Contractor Disaster Resources
Counties added to S.D. disaster declaration
Stanley County, South Dakota, has been added to the federal disaster declaration originally signed on May 13, 2011, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on June 7. In addition, FEMA direct federal assistance is available to Clay, Union and Yankton counties. In total, 32 South Dakota counties are now eligible for FEMA Public Assistance. […]
June 9, 2011
Roadbuilding
Texas Transportation Institute awarded $500K to study off-road construction equipment NOx
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Air Quality Studies a $500,000 grant two-year project will monitor nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of road construction equipment before and after the installation of an emission reduction system, called selective catalytic reduction (SCR). This system uses ammonia injection to convert NOx into […]
November 23, 2009
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