Associated Press - Mon July 15, 2019
Judge Clears Path for $1B Railroad Bridge Plan
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) A federal judge has cleared the way for state and federal transportation officials to move forward with a $1.1 billion project to replace a 122-year-old movable railroad bridge in Norwalk....
Office Gov. Cuomo - Mon July 08, 2019
LaGuardia's Upgrade Reaches Major Milestone
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the first of four concourses that will comprise Delta's new state-of-the-art terminal at LaGuardia Airport is on track to open this fall, a major milestone in the $8 billion construction of a whole new LaGuardia Airport....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 02, 2019
TxDOT's $6.8B 'Clear Lanes' Eases Metro Traffic
In an effort to relieve congestion in five major metropolitan areas, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is overseeing the $6.8 billion Texas Clear Lanes program. The project focuses on Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, where more than 65 percent of the Texas population is located....
USDOT - Tue July 02, 2019
USDOT Allocates $300M to Transbay Corridor Project
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced that the Transbay Corridor Core Capacity project will receive a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 funding allocation of $300 million through FTA's Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program....
AASHTO - Fri June 28, 2019
Vermont Legislation OKs $615M Worth of Transportation Spending
Gov. Phil Scott signed into law two bills on June 14 that will pump more than $615 million into Vermont's transportation system. Those bills — H.529, an act relating to the transportation program and miscellaneous changes to laws related to transportation, and S.149, an act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles and the Department of Motor Vehicles — include investments intended to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions as part of its commitment as a signatory to the U.S....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu June 27, 2019
$973 Million Savannah Harbor Expansion On Time and Budget
Started in January 2015, the $973 million Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) is on time and budget with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers overseeing the initiative that is deepening the federally-owned channel from 42 to 47 ft....
AASHTO Journal - Wed June 26, 2019
DOTs Win Awards for Projects That Strengthen Communities
Eight transportation projects from six western state departments of transportation received top honors in the regional America's Transportation Awards competition. Some of the winning projects are credited with improving safety for schoolchildren, protecting wildlife habitats and restoring access to communities after massive mudslides....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Mon June 24, 2019
DOT Announces Availability of $60M to Fund New Tech
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for states, cities and other agencies to compete for $60 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program (ATCMTD) grants to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Mon June 24, 2019
MDOT SHA Replaces Bridge Over CSX Line
In Arbutus, Md., which is located in Baltimore County, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) is heading up a project to replace the U.S. 1 (Washington Boulevard) Bridge over the CSX Transportation rail line....
NJDOT - Thu June 20, 2019
NJDOT, DVRPC Announce More Than $5.6M in Fed Grants
On May 24, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) in partnership with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) announced the awarding of more than $5.6 million in 10 federal grants under the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) and Transportation Alternatives Set-Asides (TA Set-Asides) programs....
