Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 07, 2023
Some DOTs Installing Solar Panel Fields Along Interstate Stretches
The dead space between stretches of interstate is coming alive across the country as states fill these neutral areas with solar panels. California is an early adopter of the concept, putting miles of otherwise empty expanses of land to good use....
TxDOT - Tue March 21, 2023
TxDOT, FHWA Sign Agreement On Houston's $9B Project
TxDOT and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed a Voluntary Resolution Agreement (VRA) resolving the FHWA Title VI investigation of the I-45 North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP) and lifting FHWA's pause on the project....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 26, 2023
No Quick-Fix for 'Fix-It-First' Policy
The transportation construction industry is squaring off against the FHWA in a two-year battle to get states to fix existing highways rather than expand the nation's road system with new ones. Framed as a "simple internal guidance document" in 2021, the "fix-it-first" memo has resulted in threats to challenge the rule in Congress....
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration - Wed November 02, 2022
Federal Funds to Be Used for 40 Bridges Along I-84 in Utah
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced the first round of grants from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's competitive Bridge Investment Program....
UDOT - Tue September 06, 2022
Utah's Bridges Rank First
Utah's bridges are the best maintained in the nation, according to a recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highways Administration (FHWA). Utah has the lowest percentage of bridges on the National Highway System (which includes interstates and other key U.S....
Federal Highway Administration - Mon August 29, 2022
Long Stretch of Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway to Get $54.3M in Upgrades
An 83-mi.-long stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi will get much-needed safety improvements after the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $54.3 million grant to the National Park Service (NPS) for the work....
ITD.idaho. gov - Tue August 23, 2022
FHWA's Quick Release Funds Help Repair Roads, Bridges
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced the immediate availability of $3 million in "quick release" Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) repair roads and bridges damaged by recent floods....
Associated Press - Tue August 23, 2022
Washington to Receive $38M to Upgrade Ferry System
SEATTLE (AP) Washington State Ferries will receive $38 million from the Federal Highway Administration to improve its ferry service. Eight other Washington ferry providers — including the King County Department of Transportation — will receive approximately $4 million in federal money, totaling $42.4 million for the state, the Seattle Times reported....
National Asphalt Pavement Association - Mon April 25, 2022
Asphalt Pavements Now Eligible for Federal Funding to Reduce Carbon
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released its Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) Implementation Guidance, unlocking $6.4 billion in formula funding over five years to help states and localities develop carbon reduction strategies....
ARTBA - Wed April 13, 2022
VIDEO: Public, Private Sectors Expand Safety Services With Launch of New Roadway Work Zone Clearing House Website
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have worked together for the past 10 months to significantly expand services aimed at improving roadway work zone safety in preparation for the additional project sites to come as recently-enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funding flows to the states....
