AASHTO Journal - Thu February 21, 2019
Report Lays Out Long-Term Transportation Plan for Alabama
A 66-page report issued by the Alabama Department of Transportation in late January is being viewed as a tool for mapping out the state's infrastructure needs for the next 20 years — especially in terms of determining capacity needs and how to generate the funds to build it....
Nebraska Governor’s Office - Wed February 20, 2019
Nebraska Governor Speeds Up Beltway Construction
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, along with state Sens. Curt Friesen, Suzanne Geist and Mike Hilgers; Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler; and Nebraska Department of Transportation Director Kyle Schneweis, announced Feb....
Amtrak - Mon February 18, 2019
Amtrak Announces Agreement With New York's MTA Authority
The Amtrak Board of Directors has approved an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to advance two key proposed initiatives: Metro-North commuter rail service to and from New York Penn Station and Amtrak intercity passenger rail service to and from Long Island....
AASHTO Journal - Mon February 18, 2019
Northwest Pennsylvania Commission Conducts Regional Transportation Survey
The Northwest Commission, which serves a five-county region in Pennsylvania, launched an online survey on Jan. 28 to gauge public input and opinion as part of its regional long-range transportation plan or LRTP, due to be completed by the end of 2019....
AASHTO Journal - Thu February 14, 2019
Report: Maine Should Consider Transportation Overhaul
Clean-energy advocacy group Acadia Center released a report on in mid-December, dubbed the "Memo to the Next Governor of Maine," that claims modernizing the state's transportation system alone could produce more than $3.8 billion in new economic benefits, add 8,700 new jobs, and create $2.3 billion in public health and other benefits....
Office of Sen. Bill Dodd - Wed February 13, 2019
Sen. Dodd Introduces Bill to Streamline Project Funding
Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, has introduced legislation that would reduce the cost of road, bridge, bicycle and pedestrian projects that use federal transportation funds, allowing more improvements with the same amount of money....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 13, 2019
San Diego's Blue Line Expands Via $2.1B Mid-Coast Corridor
Large-scale work continues on a $2.1B Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project that will extend San Diego's Blue Line service with a new light rail system. Transit service will be extended from the Santa Fe Depot in Downtown San Diego north to the University City community including Old Town, the University of California, San Diego and Westfield UTC shopping center — a distance of 10.9 mi....
Kathleen Ronayne - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue February 12, 2019
UPDATE: Trump Weighs in After California Governor Pulls Plug on High-Speed Train
UPDATE: Following Californa Gov. Gavin Newsom's Feb. 12 announcement that he drop plans to construct a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco, President Trump demanded that the state return $3.5 billion in federal dollars that had gone to fund the project....
AASHTO - Thu February 07, 2019
Virginia Seals 5-Year, $1B Highway Deal With Transurban
The commonwealth of Virginia has cemented a five-year deal with private firm Transurban to upgrade sections of Interstates 495 and 95. The deal represents roughly $1 billion in construction contracts. "My administration is committed to creating opportunity for Virginia families and businesses in every corner of the commonwealth, and that requires having a safe, reliable transportation network," Gov....
Ohio Office of the Governor - Tue February 05, 2019
Governor Forms Committee to Study Road Conditions
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Jan. 28 the creation of a committee that will study the current conditions of Ohio's roadways and recommend options for maintaining and enhancing the state's transportation infrastructure....
