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Caltrans awards $8.7 million to improve transportation in local communities

Today, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced the release of more than $8.7 million allocated for transportation planning grants with 68 agencies, including local governments, planning groups, community-based organizations, and tribal governments. Click here for the news release containing details.

January 12, 2010

Put on your battle gear–2,000th stimulus transportation project underway

Looks like things are moving along with the stimulus package and highway construction. But get ready for battle. President Barack Obama today announced funding for the 2,000th transportation project under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). But securing funding for these projects is apparently intense competition. Think The Ohio State University vs. University […]

January 11, 2010

LaHood: Letting states opt out of highway program ‘not best way forward’

Regardless mof whether the funding formula used to distribute federal highway money to states is unfair, I’m still not convinced that letting states opt out of participating in the federal highway program is a better solution…or one that even makes sense. (Disclaimer here: This is my own opinion, not that of Better Roads or any of the […]

January 11, 2010

LaHood: $742.5 Million in Federal Recovery Act Funds to Pay for Transit Projects in Nine States

Looks like rail is on track to get more money. When the stimulus bill passed with $8 billion allocated for high-speed rail–a big winner considering the House hadn’t included any money for it in the stimulus package and the Senate had only set aside $2 billion — it was clear that it was the surprise winner. And it’s […]

January 10, 2010

It’s high time we came up with a highway funding solution

It’s no surprise that the Highway Trust Fund, or HTF, is almost insolvent again. We’ve known the time is coming. Last year, we managed to keep it going with the transfer of about $8 billion from the General Trust Fund. But now we’re in trouble again. We’ve been talking about it and writing about […]

January 6, 2010

Another look at replacing the gas tax

As we struggle to figure out how to fund the next surface transportation bill, the topic of raising the gas tax continues to emerge. It’s not a popular idea amongst the motoring public — no one likes increased taxes, including myself — but it’s one of the most viable ways to fund transportation. The federally […]

January 6, 2010

Highway bill reauthorization delay has slowed projects, perpetuating bad road conditions in U.S.

Looks like we’re already seeing the effects of Congress’ failure to pass legislation reauthorizing SAFETEA-LU. States are reticient to put out jobs for bid because they don’t know when or whether they’ll have the funding. Oklahoma is one such state. On Monday, State Transportation Department Director Gary Ridley told the state’s Transportation Commission that fewer […]

October 8, 2009

Revamped Recovery.gov site unveiled, but not garnering much praise

A supposedly new and improved version of Recovery.gov –the official Web site for tracking stimulus money–has been unveiled by the independent agency responsible for stimulus oversight, according to an online ProPublica report. However, although the site now has more maps and data, it’s still not being lauded as a great site and resource.

September 30, 2009

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California gets $85 million for 53 transportation projects statewide

The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated $85 million for 53 transportation projects statewide, including $5 million in federal economic stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). The remaining $80 million in allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal dollars. California leads the nation with […]

August 13, 2009

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