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Full Senate Appropriations Committee approves transportation, HUD bill making it available for full Senate consideration
The Senate Committee on Appropriations in a 20-10 vote approved the FY 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations bill that had been given the nod by subcommittee earlier this week. The full Senate will now consider the bill. āThe American economy relies on the effectiveness of our infrastructure, which makes this legislation important,ā [ā¦]
June 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Maryland governor announces $1.97 billion for highways and bridges
Maryland will see $1.97 billion provided for 84 highway and bridge projects across the state, with the majority of the total being used for new projects. Gov. Larry Hogan announced June 25 that of the $1.35 billion going toward new projects, $845 million will be dedicated to major projects and $500 million will be used [ā¦]
June 26, 2015
Roadbuilding
Virginia transportation board awards $48.5 million for bridge projects
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved $48.5 million for two bridge rehabilitation and widening projects in the Virginia Department of Transportationās (VDOT) Northern Virginia and Richmond districts. The larger of the two projects is estimated at $39.9 million and covers two bridges and a section of Route 7 traveling over the Dulles Toll [ā¦]
June 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT receives 5 statements of qualification for I-70 East Project
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE) and the Colorado Bridge Enterprise (CBE) have received statements of qualification (SOQ) from five entities for work on the possible public-private partnership (P3) for the Interstate 70 East Project in the Denver area. SOQs summarize a groupās experience both in the industry and similar [ā¦]
June 25, 2015
Roadbuilding
Senate appropriations approves $55.65 billion bill for transportation and housing
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill, which will now be turned over to the full committee for consideration on June 25. The bill includes a $1.88 billion increase compared to FY2015, but is $7 billion below President [ā¦]
June 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Bipartisan Senate group introduces 6-year, $257 billion highway bill
Another Highway Trust Fund deadline is fast approaching, and the looming loss of funds has some U.S. Senators reaching across the isle to get a deal done. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), Barbara Boxer (D-California), David Vitter (R-Louisiana) and Tom Carper (D-Deleware) introduced a six-year, $257.5 billion bill on Tuesday from the Environment and Public Works [ā¦]
June 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
PennDOT public-private partnership with PWKP to replace 58 bridges in 2015
Through a public-private partnership (P3) with Plenary Walsh Keystone Partners (PWKP), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will have 58 bridges replaced in 2015 as part of the Rapid Bridge Replacement Program. PWKP is scheduled to replace a total of 558 bridges throughout Pennsylvania over a 3-year period. They will design, construct and then maintain [ā¦]
June 24, 2015
Roadbuilding
Virginiaās 6-year transportation program provides $9.9 billion for highway projects
The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) has approved the most recent Six-Year Improvement Program (SYIP) for $13.3 billion in highway, rail and public transportation projects. The SYIP spans the next six fiscal years (FY) starting July 1 this year. Of the total, $9.9 billion will go toward highway construction projects, with the remaining $3.4 billion [ā¦]
June 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
House Majority Leader on gas tax increase: āLetās think of something elseā
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) thinks lawmakers in the capitol should come up with alternative funding for transportation because a gas tax increase isnāt politically feasible. InĀ an interview with the Wall Street JournalĀ McCarthy calls highway funding a āmajor problemā in America, butĀ the politics of passing a funding bill makes for a challenging feat. āWe [ā¦]
June 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Senate Finance Committee hears opposing views on gas tax, emphasis on long-term transportation funding
Members of the Senate Finance Committee were presented with testimony stressing the need for long-term funding for transportation projects, but much like what was heard earlier in the week by the House Ways and Means Committee, the source of funding remains a divisive issue. In his opening remarks, Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called passage [ā¦]
June 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Caltrans completes San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge East Span cantilever demolition
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has completed the demolition of the cantilever portion of the East Span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The work is the first phase of the bridge demo, having begun in November 2013 and costing an estimated $63.7 million. The East Span dates back to 1936 and is being [ā¦]
June 22, 2015
Roadbuilding
Construction underway on first stretch of Californiaās high-speed rail network
Five months after ground was broken in Fresno, construction on CaliforniaāsĀ first high-speed rail line began earlier this week. According to a report from theĀ Fresno Bee, crews began work Tuesday in Madera on the first of 16 concrete footings that will form the foundation of a 1,600-foot viaduct over the Fresno River. Expected to be completed [ā¦]
June 19, 2015
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