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$3.4 billion worth of transportation projects coming in Calif.

The California Department of Transportation has added $3.4 billion worth of projects to its list of fast-track road and bridge repairs and replacement. The money comes from legislation, titled “SB 1,” enacted this year to increase state transportation funding by $1.8 billion annually. The money comes from increases in gas and diesel taxes and new […]

October 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

USDOT announces availability of $500 million in TIGER grant funds for 2017

Although many feared that the Trump administration would put an end to the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant funds, on the U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that it is now taking applications for $500 million in TIGER grant funds now available for state and local infrastructure projects, American Shipper reports. Grants will […]

September 13, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mass. breaks ground on Natick multimodal project

Massachusetts officials recently broke ground on a multimodal improvement project in the town of Natick that is funded through the state’s Complete Street Funding Program. The project will update 14 intersections and install pedestrian hybrid beacons, high visibility crosswalks, pedestrian warning signage and upgraded pedestrian signal and bicycle detection equipment to increase safety and accessibility […]

August 28, 2017

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Senate panel rejects Trump’s proposed transportation funding cuts

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development shot down President Trump’s attempt to eliminate transportation grants by voting for a 2018 spending bill that includes $550 million for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program, which provides cities and states with cash for surface transportation projects, The Hill reports. The bill […]

July 27, 2017

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Bipartisan BRIDGE Act would leverage private funding for state, local infrastructure projects

Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Virginia) and Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) are proposing legislation that would help leverage private funding for states and localities to use on infrastructure projects. The legislation, named  the Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act, is being designed as a means of creating new jobs for these […]

May 19, 2017

Roadbuilding

South Carolina legislature overrides McMaster veto to pass road funding bill

Both the South Carolina Senate and House voted to override Gov. Henry McMaster’s veto of a road funding bill (H.3516) that would increase the state’s gas tax by 12 cents per gallon over a six-year period. The House voted 95-18 in the override, with the Senate voting 32-12. The gas tax increase, along with new […]

May 12, 2017

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Economic pundits recommend tax reform for funding infrastructure projects

In a recent op-ed for the New York Times, economic commentators Larry Kudlow, Arthur B. Laffer and Stephen Moore, along with financial publishing magnate Steve Forbes, outline their view for a means of funding infrastructure projects as part of their recommendation for overall tax reform. In the piece, titled “Why Are Republicans Making Tax Reform […]

April 24, 2017

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Wisconsin DOT gets $103.2 million boost for 21 highway projects

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is projecting an additional $38.2 million in revenue for the next two years, and will use these funds to add to $65 million in projects Gov. Scott Walker recently directed the agency to advance to fiscal year 2017. The total will provide $103.2 million to be used for 21 projects […]

April 19, 2017

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Mass. 14th Middlesex District receives $2.4 million in transportation funding

The 14th Middlesex District of Massachusetts is receiving a total of $2.4 million in transportation funding, the Marlborough Patch reports. This includes approximately $783,000 for the Town of Westborough, $516,000 for the Town of Northborough and $1,143,000 for the City of Marlborough for a total investment of $2,443,871.19. The House of Representatives passed legislation authorizing […]

April 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

Ohio lawmaker proposes replacing fuel taxes with higher license plate fee

Ohio state Senator Bill Colley has proposed new legislation that would provide funding for transportation projects via a $140 yearly license plate fee that would replace the current 28 cents per gallon gas tax in the state, according to a report by the Dayton Daily News. Coley says the amount collected through the fee would […]

March 23, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mississippi DOT video series explains agency functions, including funding sources

The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) has created a video series that highlights the “transparency and accountability” of the department for Mississippi taxpayers, with a heavy emphasis on funding sources. The videos use a simplistic, “hand drawn” means of animation to highlight specific data points, such as the breakdown of federal and state funding for […]

March 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

ASCE Infrastructure Report Card gives U.S. roads a D grade

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has given U.S roads an overall D grade in its 2017 Infrastructure Report Card. “America’s roads are often crowded, frequently in poor condition, chronically underfunded, and are becoming more dangerous,” ASCE says in its report. “More than two out of every five miles of America’s urban interstates are […]

March 13, 2017