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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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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

DOT recovery spending hits $3 billion but rail money still to come

Federal transportation construction programs spent $3.145 billion through Sept. 18 on highways, bridges and other repairs ranging from transit systems to airports to inland ports and railroads, according to a report in the Journal of Commerce online edition. For more information from the official Website on stimulus money spending, go to www.Recovery.org.

January 12, 2010

Orange County Transportation Authority elects new chairman

Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Vice Chairman Jerry Amante was unanimously selected Jan. 11 as the new chairman of the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) board of directors. Amante replaces outgoing Chairman Peter Buffa, who continues to serve on the board as one of two public members. Stepping into Amante’s role as vice chairman is […]

January 11, 2010

The good news: Transportation stimulus projects reach 10K; The bad news: We’re still without a highway bill and guaranteed funding

From ConstructionPundit’s sister blog, The Roadologist: The Department of Transportation has jumpstarted more than 10,000 transportation projects across the United States with stimulus dollars, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today. As of the announcements, state agencies reported a total of 10,041 projects had been approved. “Just nine months […]

January 11, 2010

Obama picks his cast for top administration, including FHWA head

President Obama’s the star and he’s picking his supporting cast now. In a Washington Post report today, Obama has picked Victor M. Mendez, director of the Arizona Department of Transportation, as administrator for the Federal Highway Administration. According to the report, Mendez helped to implement Arizona’s multi-billion dollar freeway system and gained experience in transportation funding, […]

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

Illinois Tollway Authority top exec steps down

Oops…they did it again! In arguably the biggest scandal since Illinois’ last governor, Republican George Ryan, went to jail for his “Licenses for Bribes” scandal, the federal corruption charges against Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich saga continues. Blago’s $1.8 billion “Tomorrow’s Transportation Today” tollway project is already under scrutiny as a “pay to play” deal (an […]

January 6, 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

Children of injured highway workers get scholarships from ARTBA-TDF

Children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive financial assistance for higher education from scholarships announced by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF).Students from Missouri, Iowa, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Georgia, and New York have been named 2009 recipients of the ARTBA-TDF’s Highway Worker Memorial […]

January 6, 2010

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New man in charge at California Transportation Commission

The California Transportation Commission has a new man in charge. The agency has appointed a new executive director. Click here for the official press release.

January 5, 2010

Obama signs defense bill which extends highway spending through February

Pres. Barack Obama signed the U.S. Department of Defense appropriations bill, which includes an extension of current surface transportation law (SAFETEA-LU) through February 28, 2010, according to a report from the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). The U.S. Senate approved the House-passed measure on Saturday by a vote of 88-10, according to the ACPA report. House […]

December 21, 2009

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