UDOT - Wed September 08, 2021
AASHTO Approves More Than 550 Mi. of Trails in Utah
National transportation officials recently approved more than 550 mil. of bike routes in Utah to the United States Bicycle Routes System (USBRS). These newly designated routes enhance safety and ease for biking in Utah....
Office of Gov. Laura Kelly - Wed September 01, 2021
Kansas Awards Funds for 10 Short Line Rail Improvements
On Aug. 17, Gov. Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz announced 10 projects, totaling more than $5.2 million, were awarded as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation's Short Line Rail Improvement Fund Program....
U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration - Tue August 24, 2021
FTA Announces $59.9 Million Grant for Seattle Project
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced a construction grant award of $59.9 million to the city of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) for the Madison Street Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project in Seattle, Wash....
ReBuild SoCal - Mon August 23, 2021
Rebuild SoCal Partnership Applauds Infrastructure Report
Rebuild SoCal Partnership (RSCP) applauded a first-of-its-kind report that finds that upcoming spending on federal, state and local transportation infrastructure will generate nearly $200 billion in economic activity in California annually over the next decade and will support 700,000 jobs per year....
Washington Post - Mon August 23, 2021
A Gondola Across the Potomac From Georgetown to Rosslyn Could Be Built
For almost 10 years, the District of Columbia has talked about the possibility of building a gondola system to carry people over the Potomac River between Rosslyn, Va., and Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 19, 2021
Johnson Brothers Crew Widens Louisiana's I-10 Freight Corridor
About one year into a $152 million Louisiana I-10 widening project, contractors are preparing the site for the replacement of the longest bridge on the project. The major I-10 project runs from the Texas state line to east of Vinton, La., and will widen 10.5 mi....
Brightline - Wed August 11, 2021
While Construction Continues, Brightline to Resume Service in Miami Area
During a virtual media update, Brightline President Patrick Goddard announced Aug. 10 that the high-speed rail company's reopening schedule between Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach is set to start the first half of November....
UDOT - Mon August 09, 2021
UDOT Discusses Little Cottonwood Canyon Construction
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has identified two preferred alternatives to improve transportation in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). In the Final EIS, UDOT will identify a single preferred alternative....
ARTBA - Wed July 28, 2021
ARTBA Hands Out Pair of Awards for Innovative California Projects
The Sepulveda Transit Corridor in Los Angeles and the University of California (UC) Merced have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation leadership and finance, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced July 15....
ARTBA - Tue July 27, 2021
Transportation Infrastructure Investment Generates $200B in Economic Activity, 700,000 Jobs Annually for California
Federal, state and local infrastructure funding yields nearly $200 billion in economic activity in California and creates 700,000 jobs each year for the Golden State, according to a new report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
