AASHTO Journal - Thu December 19, 2019
FHWA Issues Emergency Relief Funds to Vermont for Flood-Ravaged Roads
The Federal Highway Administration issued $500,000 in "quick release" Emergency Relief or ER funds to the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) on Nov. 20 to help cover the cost of repairing roads damaged by heavy rains, high winds and flooding from a storm that lasted from Oct....
American Concrete Pavement Association - Wed December 11, 2019
ACPA Awards 2019 Sustainable Practices Award to the Federal Highway Administration
ACPA presented its 2019 Sustainable Practices Award to the Federal Highway Administration. The award was presented in recognition of leadership in creating a framework for sustainable design and construction practices that consider societal, environmental and economic factors (the triple bottom line)....
ADOT News - Tue October 08, 2019
Federal Grant Will Advance U.S. 191 Bridge Improvements on Navajo Nation
Winning a $10.4 million Federal Highway Administration grant will allow the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) to advance improvements to four U.S. 191 bridges in a corridor important to residents of the Navajo Nation and Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon October 07, 2019
Keeping Work Zones Safe in the Tech Age
Drivers need to see the work zone not as just another delay in their workday or as a slowdown on their trip to a favorite vacation spot, but as an alarm bell alerting them to be cautious. Almost always work zone activities have been carefully organized, but drivers are often not as cautious....
ARTBA - Thu September 26, 2019
FHWA Formally Rescinds Proprietary Products Rule
The Sept. 26 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) repeal of a 103-year-old federal procurement rule is a major victory for motorists that should spur deployment of new technologies to help save lives, minimize congestion and improve the performance of the nation's highways, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) says....
National Asphalt Pavement Association - Tue September 17, 2019
Use of Recycled Asphalt Reaches New High
Asphalt pavements are the most consistently recycled material in the United States. Every day as part of maintenance and improvement projects, old asphalt pavement material is reclaimed from roads and parking lots and then put back to use in new pavements....
DelDOT - Mon September 16, 2019
Delaware Receives $23 Million in FHWA Redistribution
The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) annual August redistribution has resulted in Delaware receiving an additional $23 million in federal funding for infrastructure projects. The redistribution dollars represent federal transportation improvement funds that were allocated, but not used by other states....
USDOT - Wed July 03, 2019
Vermont Receives $500K for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced May 28 the immediate availability of $500,000 in "quick release" Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help repair flood-damaged roads throughout Vermont....
AASHTO Journal - Tue June 18, 2019
FHWA Approves Full NEPA Assignment for Arizona DOT
A memorandum of understanding signed between the Federal Highway Administration and the Arizona Department of Transportation on April 16 allows the state to assume decision-making and legal responsibilities for meeting National Environmental Policy Act requirements for federal highway projects....
AASHTO - Mon June 10, 2019
Disaster Bill Provides $1.6B to FHWA Emergency Relief Program
President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 2157 – the "Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act of 2019" – on June 6 that provides $19.1 billion to cover recovery and other costsassociated with a series of catastrophic disasters that have struck the United States over the past three years....
