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Roadbuilding

U.S. DOT, Idaho town sign $3.5 million agreement for road upgrades

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the City of Hailey, Idaho, have signed a $3.5 million agreement that will allow work to begin on much-needed upgrades to Woodside Boulevard, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced. “This project will make it safer for the thousands of people who depend on Woodside Boulevard each day,” said LaHood. […]

April 13, 2011

Safety

U.S. DOT, Idaho town sign $3.5 million agreement for road upgrades

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the City of Hailey, Idaho, have signed a $3.5 million agreement that will allow work to begin on much-needed upgrades to Woodside Boulevard, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced.

April 13, 2011

Roadbuilding

$21.5 million grant starts work on Park East Corridor lift bridges

Work can begin on two Park East Corridor lift bridges in downtown Milwaukee with the signing of a $21.5 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. “the stimulus,” grant agreement, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. The signing took place Dec. 7 between the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and […]

December 20, 2010

Business

$21.5 million grant starts work on Park East Corridor lift bridges

Work can begin on two Park East Corridor lift bridges in downtown Milwaukee with the signing of a $21.5 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. "the stimulus," grant agreement, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said.

December 15, 2010

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Construction begins on Black River Bridge

Construction on a new Black River Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, can now begin thanks to a signed agreement between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Michigan Department of Transportation for a $30 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Dec. 13. The money will go […]

December 15, 2010

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U.S. DOT awards $2.4 billion for high-speed rail

The Obama Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are awarding $2.4 billion for planning and construction of intercity passenger rail service for 54 projects in 23 states. With the award of this money, the U.S. DOT says “we’re moving full-speed ahead toward a nationwide high-speed rail system. “President Obama signed the Recovery Act […]

November 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Texas DOT awarded $5.6 million grant

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.,The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has been awarded a $5.6 million competitive grant by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) is calling it "an important first step in developing high-speed rail infrastructure in Texas” to give passengers more travel options and help ease chronic congestion.

October 28, 2010

Roadbuilding

Minnesota gets $1.5 million in emergency funds

U.S. Department of Transportation has made $1.5 million in quick-release emergency funds immediately available to the Minnesota Department of Transportation to begin repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood publicly announced on Oct. 21. “Minnesota is struggling to recover from recent flood damage,” LaHood said in a prepared […]

October 22, 2010

Maintenance

Minnesota gets $1.5 million in emergency funds

U.S. Department of Transportation has made $1.5 million in quick-release emergency funds immediately available to the Minnesota Department of Transportation to begin repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood publicly announced on Oct. 21.

October 22, 2010

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Demand for TIGER II funds exceeds supply

The demand for TIGER II funding has overwhelmed its $600 million the U.S. Department of Transportation can award for infrastructure projects ranging from highways and bridges to transit and ports. Nearly 1,000 construction grant applications were filed for more than $19 billion from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. The $600 […]

September 27, 2010

Safety

Lincoln Electric to offer free seminar

Lincoln Electric will offer a free Pipeline Welding Seminar on Oct. 11 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 12 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Lincoln Electric’s corporate headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. The seminar, intended for contractors and professionals in the pipeline industry, will focus on topics such as solutions to common […]

September 9, 2010

Roadbuilding

AEM: U.S. economy grows slower pace than expected, urgent need for job creation

News that the U.S. economy grew at a slower pace than expected in the second quarter of 2010 should sound an alarm to Congress, says Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Slater says “there is an urgent need for job creation in this country, and while there are no easy political […]

September 7, 2010