Office of Governor Larry Hogan - Mon January 21, 2019
Hogan Announces $3.5B School Construction Initiative
Gov. Larry Hogan announced a major initiative to make a historic investment in school construction projects across the state. Called the Building Opportunity Fund, the governor unveiled plans to submit legislation during the 2019 session of the Maryland General Assembly to provide $1.9 billion in new school construction funding over five years....
Summer Ballentine and David A. Lieb - Associated Press - Fri January 18, 2019
Parson Proposes $351M Bond for Bridges
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is proposing a $351 million bond to repair or replace 250 bridges across the state, a pitch he made to lawmakers Jan. 16, during his first State of the State speech since taking over when his predecessor resigned in scandal last year....
Associated Press - Thu January 17, 2019
Governor Requests Funding for Experimental Power Plant
CHEYENNE, WYO. -- Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has asked state lawmakers for $10 million to fund the construction of an experimental coal-generating plant that would be capable of capturing at least 75 percent of the carbon emissions it produces....
AASHTO Journal - Mon January 14, 2019
Federal Shutdown Impacts Project Planning for State DOTs
As the partial shutdown of the federal government over border wall funding stretches past 20 days, some state departments of transportation are beginning to curtail planning for new projects while several mass transit systems are scrambling as many rely on federal grants for both operating revenues and capital funding....
Texas Department of Transportation - Fri December 28, 2018
USDOT Awards TxDOT $50M for Road Improvements in Permian Basin
The Texas Department of Transportation was awarded $50 million in federal grants to pay for critical improvements needed to address safety and connectivity in the booming Permian Basin. Through its Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation grants, the U.S....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Thu November 29, 2018
DOT Announces $281M Funding Allocation for Transit Projects in Multiple States
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a total of $281 million in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding allocations to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota and Texas....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed October 10, 2018
Connecticut Projects Proceed Amid Financial Crisis
Despite financial difficulties in Connecticut, there are major construction projects ongoing in the state, with billions to be spent over the next decade plus. The Department of Transportation's Major Project Updates page currently lists 14 projects, from the $194.1 million West River Bridge Replacement in New Haven and West Haven — which reopened in June and was scheduled for completion in August — to the I-84 Hartford viaduct, which will cost $4.3 to $5.3 billion and will start in 2025 and be completed in 2032....
AASHTO Journal - Tue October 09, 2018
FHWA Offers $300M in Grants for Federal Lands, Tribal Projects
The Federal Highway Administration published a 22-page Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Federal Register on Oct. 4 to make $300 million available through its Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects or NSFLTP program – with this funding being made available “for the first time” to build and repair roads and bridges that serve tribal or federal lands, according to a statement from the agency....
AASHTO Journal - Mon October 01, 2018
FY 2019 Transportation Funding Potentially Delayed Until December
As the end of the federal government's fiscal year approached, the House of Representatives approved an appropriations “minibus” funding bill on Sept. 26, which includes the Department of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2019, as well as a short term continuing resolution to temporarily fund remaining government programs – including the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or “THUD” bill approved by the committee back in May 23 – until December 7....
Associated Press - Thu September 06, 2018
Governor Announces $1B for State Infrastructure Projects
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb announced plans Sept. 4, to pump an additional $1 billion into infrastructure projects across Indiana, money that will be raised through massive fee increases on heavy-duty commercial vehicles that use the Indiana Toll Road....
