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Tag: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx
Roadbuilding
USDOT: Upwards of $2 billion in unused earmarks can be repurposed
The United States Department of Transportation has freed up about $2 billion in unused earmarks for states to put back to use on other infrastructure projects. According to USDOT, the department began to give guidance to states on how to repurpose the funds under the new Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016. The act allows states to use [âŚ]
March 10, 2016
Roadbuilding
Foxx: Our big problem with transportation funding is âlack of clarityâ and âgetting to yesâ
Our big problem with transportation funding is âlack of clarityâ and âgetting to yesâ.
June 6, 2014
Roadbuilding
USDOT awards 37 states with $474 million in TIGER grants
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded 37 states with a total of $474 million in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants. In his announcement on USDOTâs Fast Lane blog, Foxx said USDOT received 585 applications for TIGER grants this year alone. âWhat does this tell [âŚ]
September 5, 2013
Roadbuilding
Crews complete Oregonâs Whilamut Passage Bridge four months early
[Correction: This article originally reported that the new bridges would âdouble highway capacity by accommodating three lanes of traffic with shoulders on each bridge.â However, the bridges will actually carry two lanes of traffic in each directionâthe same as the old bridges. The incorrect statement has been removed.] Crews completed construction last week of the [âŚ]
July 29, 2013
Roadbuilding
Foxx talks transportation needs in Connecticut, Minnesota
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Monday took his first official trips, visiting New Haven, Connecticut, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Foxx, who officially took on his new role as DOT chief earlier this month, discussed transportation needs in each city he traveled to. The Connecticut trip was focused on rail safety, according to a report from The [âŚ]
July 23, 2013
Roadbuilding
Foxx to travel, offer testimony for first time as Transportation Secretary
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx this week will take part in a few firsts in his new official role, according to a report from The Hill. Foxx, who was sworn in as DOT chief earlier this month, this week will take his first official trips and will testify before Congress for the first time since his [âŚ]
July 22, 2013
Business
Newly-appointed DOT chief Foxx outlines goals in blog post
The newest member of the Cabinet and the 17th person to take on the duties of leading the U.S. Department of Transportation took to the DOTâs Fast Lane blog to outline his three main goals for the department. Newly-appointed Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx said in his first DOT blog post that he believes the [âŚ]
July 5, 2013
Roadbuilding
Foxx outlines three main DOT goals
Newly-sworn in Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx took to the U.S. Department of Transportationâs Fast Lane blog yesterday to reiterate his goals for the USDOT. âI believe in safe, effective transportation, and whether it is a bus, road, train, plane, or ship, our transportation system âat its bestâ connects people to a better quality of life,â [âŚ]
July 3, 2013
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