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California Transportation Commission allocates $668 million to 79 transportation projects
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) today allocated $668 million to 79 transportation projects statewide. The funding includes $152 million for nine projects from Proposition 1B, a $19.9 billion transportation bond championed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) and approved by voters in 2006. The remaining $516 million in allocations came from assorted state and federal transportation […]
May 20, 2010
Equipment
Caltrans: 111 public transit, air quality projects get $63.3 million in funding
Caltrans today announced it has awarded $63.3 million to fund 111 public transit and air quality projects across California to upgrade transit service and purchase eco-friendly buses. All of the funding comes from Proposition 1B, the 2006 transportation bond, which includes $3.6 billion to improve public transit in California. “When the voters passed Proposition 1B, […]
May 13, 2010
Safety
Illinois governor unveils six-year, $12.84 billion road plan
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) officials and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn yesterday unveiled a $12.84 billion Multi-Year Highway Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2011-2016. The proposed program includes a $30.8 million bridge rehabilitation and interchange reconstruction project at I-55 at Central Avenue in Chicago, which is expected to create 612 direct and indirect jobs. […]
April 16, 2010
Roadbuilding
U.S. DOT furloughs to shut down critical construction projects
The Department of Transportation will furlough nearly 2,000 employees without pay Monday, temporarily shutting down highway reimbursements to states worth hundreds of millions of dollars, national anti-drunk driving efforts, and multi-million dollar construction projects across the country. The action comes as a result of Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning’s decision to block key legislation that would […]
March 1, 2010
Roadbuilding
CNN report: Firms that broke the law still get stimulus money
The federal stimulus program is funding roadway construction in many Massachusetts towns. But more than one-half of the companies that have received taxpayer dollars to perform the work have a history of breaking the law. According to an investigation by Boston University’s New England Center for Investigative Reporting, more than half the companies given stimulus […]
February 4, 2010
Roadbuilding
Illinois giving $60 million for rail routes
Illinois will put $60 million in state capital funds toward Amtrak passenger rail routes from Chicago to Dubuque, Iowa, and the Quad Cities, the state’s governor Pat Quinn said on Saturday, according to a report from The Associated Press. The new service could result in up to 2,000 new jobs, including 650 construction jobs, according […]
February 1, 2010
Business
PBS to the rescue
In case you missed it: PBS ran a good documentary on the sorry state of the water infrastructure in the U.S. earlier this fall called Liquid Assets.  The show made a powerful argument for massive water infrastructure funding. If you’re in this business and agree it needs more funding and have a mind to do some […]
January 15, 2010
Equipment
CA transit, air quality projects receive $235 million
Public transit and air quality projects across California are receiving bond funds to upgrade transit service, purchase eco-friendly buses, modernize transit stations, build new park and ride facilities and for other transit-related purposes that will reduce emissions.  107 projects will receive $235.4 million from Proposition 1B, the 2006 transportation bond, which includes $3.6 billion to […]
January 15, 2010
Maintenance
Fuzzy funding may mean bad news for highway projects and economy
Although an 18-month extension for SAFETEA-LU is in the works as a temporary measure after the legislation expires Sept. 30, we still have a major problem. First, we need to make sure we make some progress on developing the next surface transportation bill during this extension instead of waiting 18 months and then starting on it. […]
January 15, 2010
Roadbuilding
California Transportation Commission allocates $463 million to create jobs, improve aging transportation infrastructure
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) yesterday allocated $463 million to 87 transportation projects statewide. The money awarded includes $346 million from Proposition 1B, the $19.9 billion transportation bond championed by Governor Schwarzenegger and approved by voters in 2006, and $3.3 million from President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). “This investment […]
January 14, 2010
Roadbuilding
Obama Adminstration proposes major shift in transportation funding guidelines
by Tina Grady Barbaccia In a dramatic change from existing policy, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has proposed that new funding guidelines for major transit projects be based on livability issues such as economic development opportunities and environmental benefits, in addition to cost and time saved, which are currently the primary criteria, the U.S Department […]
January 13, 2010
Construction Equipment
Caltrans allocated $139 million for transportation, $2 million from stimulu
The California Transportation Commission allocated $139 million to improve the state’s transportation system and provide further support for the state’s economy.  The allocations include $2 million in federal stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.   The remaining $137 million in allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal […]
January 12, 2010
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