David Eggert - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu July 14, 2016
Snyder Calls for Revisions to Road Funding
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Gov. Rick Snyder is calling for unspecified “wholesale revisions' of how Michigan divvies up road construction money after his veto of legislation that would have ended a requirement that 45 cities cover some of the cost of state road projects within their limits....
Wed July 13, 2016
Government Sues Homebuilder Over Construction-Sparked Fire
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Federal prosecutors have filed a $1.6 million lawsuit against a Utah homebuilder accused of sparking a 2012 wildfire that torched more than three square miles in Utah County. The U.S....
Tue July 12, 2016
Cuomo Announces PAVE NY Funding to Municipalities
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that $100 million has been awarded to almost 1,600 municipalities throughout the state to support the rehabilitation and reconstruction of local highways and roads. This funding, provided under the Governor's PAVE NY initiative, is being administered by the New York State Department of Transportation as part of its $21.1 billion five-year Capital Plan....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue July 12, 2016
Purple Line Gets Green Light
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan gave the green light to the Maryland Department of Transportation in March for the Purple Line light rail project. When completed, it will run from New Carrollton to Bethesda....
Mon July 11, 2016
At Least $41M, 1,700 Workers Sidelined in First Week of N.J. Shutdown
A new analysis finds that a week-long shutdown of New Jersey transportation improvement projects that began July 8 will cost the transportation construction industry and New Jersey taxpayers at least $41 million and displace as many as 1,700 construction workers....
Fri July 08, 2016
Idaho, Oregon, Washington... Emergency Funds On Way
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the immediate availability of $2 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to stabilize and repair roads damaged by heavy rains on federal lands throughout Idaho, Oregon and Washington....
Fri July 08, 2016
Nearly $800M Awarded to FASTLANE Projects by DOT
The Hill is reporting that The Department of Transportation (DOT) has selected over a dozen transportation projects to receive funding from a newly created competitive grant program, quickly drawing the praise of lawmakers who represent districts or states that will benefit from the fresh injection of infrastructure cash....
Phuong Le - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri July 08, 2016
Major Battle Over Oil Terminal Unfolds in Pacific Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) Two companies proposing to build what would be the nation's largest oil-by-rail marine terminal along the Columbia River in Washington see it as an opportunity to link domestic crude oil from the Midwest to a West Coast port....
Thu July 07, 2016
New Jersey Closes Down Construction Projects Amidst Standoff
On Friday, July 8 by 11:59 p.m., work is expected to temporarily grind to a halt on many New Jersey construction projects, the result of an impasse between Gov. Chris Christie and the N.J. Senate over how to offset an increase in the state's gasoline tax....
Thu July 07, 2016
Acting Governor Guadagno Announces Projects Subject To Shutdown
Acting Governor Kim Guadagno announced today that the state Department of Transportation (DOT) and NJ TRANSIT (NJT) have compiled and identified a list of projects funded through the Transportation Trust Fund (TTF) that are subject to an orderly shutdown under Governor Christie's Executive Order No....
