Caltrans - Wed January 16, 2019
CTC OKs $600M for Transportation Infrastructure, Rail, Local Projects
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) allocated more than $600 million in funding for hundreds of transportation projects, which includes $80 million from SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Tue January 15, 2019
$210M Utah Valley Express Nears Completion in Provo, Orem
A $210M bus rapid transit system project is rolling along in the growing Utah cities of Provo and Orem. The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) and the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) developed plans for the Provo-Orem bus rapid transit to address transit as well as roadway infrastructure needs....
Washington State Ferries - Tue January 15, 2019
Changes to Mukilteo Waterfront Coming in New Year
Washington State Ferries selected IMCO Construction as the general contractor for the next stage of construction in the Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal Project. Valued at $49.7 million, this work will include the passenger building, holding lanes, toll plaza, and waterfront promenade....
AASHTO Journal - Mon January 14, 2019
Federal Shutdown Impacts Project Planning for State DOTs
As the partial shutdown of the federal government over border wall funding stretches past 20 days, some state departments of transportation are beginning to curtail planning for new projects while several mass transit systems are scrambling as many rely on federal grants for both operating revenues and capital funding....
AASHTO Journal - Fri January 11, 2019
State Population Changes Could Impact Transportation Planning
Upward and downward population shifts across several states over the past year may impact transportation planning on several levels, especially as part of land-management strategies. Data compiled by the U.S....
RAM Communications/BusinessWire - Thu January 10, 2019
OmniTRAX to Partner With Georgia-Pacific on Rail Link
OmniTRAX Inc. , a privately held transportation service company and an affiliate of The Broe Group, is partnering with Georgia-Pacific to provide cost-effective rail transportation for the company's new plant in Albany, Ga....
New York State Department of Transportation - Mon January 07, 2019
Intermodal Transportation Hub Planned for Buffalo
Paul A. Karas, New York State Department of Transportation acting commissioner, announced a major milestone in the effort to construct a new intermodal transportation hub for downtown Buffalo. A contract has been awarded to design and build the new Exchange Street Station, a state-of-the-art transportation center that will bring travelers directly into the heart of the city and offer easy connections to bus and light rail service....
Natural Resources Defense Council - Thu January 03, 2019
States Announce Regional Clean Transportation Initiative
Leading environmental, scientific, transportation, health and business organizations working to advance modern, clean, equitable and low-carbon transportation celebrated an announcement Dec. 18 from nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic governors and the Mayor of Washington, D.C., to move forward with a regional clean transportation initiative....
Klark Jessen - Thu January 03, 2019
Future of Transportation Commission Releases Report
On Dec. 14, the Commission on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth released its two-part report on transportation needs and challenges facing the Commonwealth between 2020 and 2040. The commission was established by Executive Order No....
Verena Dobnik - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed January 02, 2019
Deep Underground, New NYC Train Hub Slowly Takes Shape
NEW YORK (AP) - Deep in the bedrock 15 stories below the famous Grand Central Terminal, a cavernous construction site is slowly, and expensively, taking shape as a commuter rail hub that will accommodate more than 150,000 passengers a day....
