AEM - Thu September 10, 2020
AEM Urges Congressional Leaders to Pass One-Year Extension of the FAST Act
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), together with the dozens of industry partners, sent a letter to congressional leadership, urging passage of a one-year extension of the current surface transportation law, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, before it expires on Sept....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 10, 2020
Transforming 66
Work continues on a $2.3 billion construction project designed to convert Northern Virginia's Interstate 66 into a multimodal corridor. The undertaking will reportedly move more people, provide reliable trips and offer new travel options....
WPLG-TV - Tue September 08, 2020
After Setbacks, Brightline's Aventura, Fla., Mall Station Begins Construction
City of Aventura, Fla., Mayor Enid Weisman called the construction of the $76 million Brightline train's Aventura Mall station a "gamechanger" during a groundbreaking on Sept. 3. "It's a gamechanger for northeast Dade, not just for Aventura," Weisman said....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue September 08, 2020
Flatiron Works to Rebuild I-820 East Loop in Fort Worth
Construction of the $177 million, I-820 East Loop project in the Greater Fort Worth Area has made significant progress since the project broke ground in late July 2018 as part of the state's Texas Clear Lanes initiative to alleviate traffic congestion in a heavily traveled part of the Dallas-Fort Worth roadway system....
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Tue September 08, 2020
Bay State Transportation Collective to Advance Transit, Reduce Costs
A new collective purchasing agreement for bus and bike lane road markings to help accelerate multimodal infrastructure was announced Sept. 2 by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The agency's partners are the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), along with the city of Boston and 12 other municipalities in the metropolitan area....
TxDOT - Tue September 08, 2020
Border West Expressway Wins Regional Achievement Award
The Border West Expressway (BWE) has been recognized for improving transportation in the El Paso area. The $640 million, 7.4-mi. roadway that runs along the U.S.-Mexico border and completes a loop around El Paso is one of 11 transportation projects that earned regional recognition as part of America's Transportation Awards....
WTOP News - Wed September 02, 2020
FAA Announces New Airport Funding for Maryland, Virginia
Virginia's Dulles International Airport will rebuild one of its four runways and Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport in Maryland will get additional funding to purchase land in the airport's noise zone to ease complaints — two big projects given the green light through new federal funding....
Federal Transit Administration - Wed September 02, 2020
Feds Grant $400M to Four Major Projects
The Trump Administration announced a total of $400 million in federal funding will be allocated by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to four transit infrastructure projects in Arizona, Indiana, Missouri and New Jersey....
Kansas Department of Transportation - Tue September 01, 2020
Secretary Lorenz Celebrates I-70 Milestone Near Kanorado
Kansas Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz celebrated the 50th anniversary of the completion of I-70 in Kansas on Aug. 20 at the Kanorado weigh station near the Kansas/Colorado state line. A replica of signs located on eastbound I-70 highlighting this accomplishment was unveiled at the event....
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Mon August 31, 2020
Pittsburgh, Pa.-Area SPC Awards Grants to Fund 16 Transportation Projects
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) has awarded nearly $9 million in grants that will serve as the final piece of funding for 16 transportation projects worth more than $110 million across the 10-county region....
