AASHTO Journal - Mon August 27, 2018
AASHTO Urges Timely Passage of 2019 Transportation Funding
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) sent a letter to Senate and House of Representative leaders on Aug. 21 to support the passage of the fiscal year 2019 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or THUD appropriations bill – emphasizing highway formula funding provided in the House's version of the THUD bill should be the level used in the final reconciliation between the Senate and House versions of that legislation....
AASHTO - Fri August 17, 2018
DDOT Now Accepting Applications for TAP Funding
Roughly $1.2 million in grants are being made available by the District Department of Transportation through the federal Transportation Alternatives Program or TAP, which provides funding to projects considered to be “alternatives” to traditional highway construction....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 15, 2018
New State Law Expands Public-Private Partnerships to Fund Infrastructure
New Jersey's Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed a bill to expand the state's use of public-private partnerships to help with certain key infrastructure projects. According to Steve Sweeney, Senate president, these partnerships will provide local, county and state governments the ability to get these projects done, WHYY reported....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Mon June 11, 2018
FAA Announces $677 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 214 Airports in 43 States
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao recently announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States....
AASHTO Journal - Mon June 11, 2018
USDOT Preps $1.5B in INFRA Grants for 26 Projects
On June 8, the U.S. Department of Transportation released more than $1.5 billion in grants to fund what it calls "critical freight, highway, and bridge improvements" via the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America or "INFRA" program created by the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act of 2015....
NJDOT - Mon June 11, 2018
New Jersey Transportation Infrastructure Bank Open for Business
The Murphy Administration recently announced that the New Jersey Transportation Infrastructure Bank is now offering low interest loans to municipalities and counties to reduce the overall cost of local transportation projects....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Mon June 04, 2018
U.S. DOT Announces $277.5M in Emergency Relief Funding for Transit Systems Damaged by Hurricanes
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced May 31, the allocation of $277.5 million in Emergency Relief funding for public transportation systems damaged by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria....
Emily Buenzle - Tue March 20, 2018
State Looks at Tolls to Raise Highway Infrastructure Funds
Improving the nation's infrastructure will always come at a cost. States are looking at options for raising funds — and while plans of raised gas taxes have been surfacing, one state is exploring electronic tolling....
Emily Buenzle - Tue March 13, 2018
Home Depot Announces $50M in Funding to Train Construction Workers
In an effort to help stem the labor shortage the construction industry has been facing, Home Depot has announced that it plans to donate $50 million to train 20,000 people in construction over the next 10 years....
AASHTO Journal - Tue March 06, 2018
Chao Tells AASHTO Conference TIGER Grants Coming 'Very Soon'
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao told state department of transportation executives that her department will award the 2017 round of TIGER infrastructure grants "very soon," and that the 2017 and 2018 INFRA program grants would follow soon afterward....
