Associated Press - Wed June 19, 2019
Hobby Lobby Donates Acre of Land for Oklahoma City Transit Hub Plans
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Hobby Lobby is donating an acre of land for the proposed expansion of a commuter bus hub in southwest Oklahoma City. The national arts and crafts retailer's estimated $300,000 donation will help metro transit agency Embark relocate and expand the city's southwest location from two shelters to an open-air hub, said Michael Scoggins, an agency spokesman....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue June 18, 2019
State OKs Funding for I-17 Flex Lanes
With planned Interstate 17 flex lanes between Black Canyon City and Sunset Point set for construction starting by 2021, the state budget provides the additional funding needed to also complete widening I-17 south of where the flex system will be built....
TRIP - Thu June 13, 2019
Deteriorated Roads Cost Birmingham Drivers Over $1,800 Per Year
Roads and bridges that are deteriorated, congested or lack some desirable safety features cost the average Birmingham area driver $1,846 per year — a total of $5.3 billion statewide — due to higher vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congestion-related delays, according to a recent report from TRIP, a Washington, D.C.-based national nonprofit transportation research organization....
AASHTO Journal - Thu June 06, 2019
Governor Unveils Infrastructure Plan With Balanced Budget Bill
Gov. Ned Lamont (D) released the working draft of a Transportation Infrastructure Investment plan on May 21 ahead of a proposed special legislative session that would focus solely on transportation and economic development....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed June 05, 2019
CDOT Asks for Public's Input
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) was joined by Lt. Gov., Dianne Primavera and transportation planners from across the state to start a transportation conversation with all Coloradans to create a new 10-year plan of priority transportation projects....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed June 05, 2019
San Diego's $2.17B Trolley Hits Half-Way Mark
Having passed the halfway point in construction, the Mid-Coast Trolley project continues making headlines as the largest transit project in the history of the San Diego region. The $2.17 billion undertaking is the result of extensive design work, environmental impact studies, environmental clearance, grant proposals and years of planning....
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority - Tue June 04, 2019
LVCVA OKs Contract for People Mover
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors on May 22, 2019, approved a $48.6 million contract with Elon Musk's The Boring Company (TBC) to design and construct a people mover for the Las Vegas Convention Center that could rapidly and safely carry passengers in autonomous electric vehicles via a loop of underground express-route tunnels....
Caltrans - Tue June 04, 2019
Caltrans Awards Millions to Improve Transportation
Caltrans has awarded $40.5 million to local agencies for transportation projects statewide. The grant money will be used for planning on projects that will reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts of climate change....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue June 04, 2019
Crews Fill Battery Street Tunnel With Viaduct Rubble
Yet another project in Seattle's $3.3 billion Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program is under way. Crews began filling in the Battery Street Tunnel in early May with rubble from the demolished Alaskan Way Viaduct....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 30, 2019
Georgia Making Case to Become 'The Roundabout State'
With roundabouts numbering in the hundreds, Georgia is no stranger to the circular intersections billed as being the safer alternative due to their fewer points of conflict, slower speeds and assisted decision-making....
