Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Wed March 30, 2022
Old Pennsylvania Lock and Dam System to Get $77M for Fixes to Boost U.S. Supply Chain
Long awaited upgrades to southwestern Pennsylvania's Emsworth Locks and Dams will get a $77 million boost under the federal infrastructure law as part of a wider effort to "strengthen the nation's supply chain," the White House announced March 29....
Office of Governor Whitmer - Tue March 29, 2022
Detroit's I-375 Project Advancing to Reconnect Communities
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that the state of Michigan is moving forward with plans to replace the outdated I-375 freeway with an urban boulevard to spur economic development and provide easier access between adjacent areas of Detroit....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 29, 2022
ODOT, Kokosing Employ New Technique for Unique Soil Challenge On $352M I-75 Project
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is overseeing separate projects in Wood and Lucas counties which includes I-75 widening, reconstruction and bridge replacement at a total cost of $352 million....
Maryland Transportation Authority & Maryland Matters - Tue March 29, 2022
Maryland-Virginia Nice/Middleton Bridge Replacement Gets $200M Federal Loan
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on March 15 approved a $200 million federal loan to finance part of the $636 million replacement of the Nice/Middleton Bridge, an 81-year-old span across the Potomac River between Newburg, in Charles County, Md., and King George County in Virginia....
RI.GOV - Thu March 24, 2022
Congressman Cicilline, RIDOT Break Ground for Aquidneck Avenue Resurfacing Project
Congressman David Cicilline and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti Jr. joined state and local leaders to break ground on a project to resurface approximately 1 mi. of Aquidneck Avenue in Middletown, from East Main Road to Green End Avenue....
TRIP - Thu March 24, 2022
TRIP Releases Report on Funding America's Transportation System
Despite the increase in transportation funding provided by the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in November 2021, the nation's roads, bridges and transit systems remain significantly underfunded and will require increased investment for needed improvements and repairs....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu March 24, 2022
Omnibus Appropriations Act Covers Transportation Under Funding Umbrella
Signing the $1.5 trillion 2022 omnibus spending bill into law in mid-March, President Joe Biden released the full benefits of last fall's bipartisan infrastructure and jobs act. Not only does highway work move forward with the spending bill's signing, but energy, maritime, transit, water and airport construction projects launch as well....
ARTBA - Wed March 23, 2022
States Move Forward on 16,000 Transportation Improvement Projects in FY 2021
States in the Midwest led the way as transportation departments moved forward on more than 16,000 highway and bridge improvement projects in fiscal year 2021, according to a new analysis of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) data conducted by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Opelika-Auburn News & ALDOT - Wed March 23, 2022
Safety at the Heart of Road, Bridge Construction on I-85 Near Opelika, Ala.
The construction of the $32 million bridge replacement project on Interstate 85 at Exit 60 near Opelika, Ala., is expected to last for two more years. Crews with McInnis Construction LLC of Summerdale, Ala., have worked to replace the six "functionally obsolete" bridges at the I-85 exit since last April....
Plaquemine Post South - Wed March 23, 2022
Louisiana Lawmakers Working to Keep New Mississippi River Bridge in Upcoming Budget
Iberville Parish President J. Mitchell Ourso said he is working with the local legislative delegation to ensure the 2023 Louisiana state budget includes the funding Gov. John Bel Edwards wants to put toward construction of a modern Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge....
