Associated Press - Tue July 31, 2018
Sound Transit Plans to Award Rail Contracts by Fall
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) The Seattle-area public transit agency is expecting to award major construction contracts by the fall to extend the light rail to northern suburban cities. The Daily Herald reports Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff told the agency's board last month that awarding the contracts by this fall should keep the Lynnwood Link project on schedule to open in mid-2024....
AASHTO - Mon July 30, 2018
Amazon Transportation, Logistics Executive Shares View of the Future
Katie Thomson, a former Obama-administration U.S. Department of Transportation official who now serves as vice president and general counsel for Amazon's transportation and logistics operations, offered her perspective on some of the future transportation challenges and opportunities facing America during a speech at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 2018 Joint Policy Committee meeting in Spokane, Wash., on July 18....
AASHTO - Wed July 18, 2018
Denver to Host Transportation Resilience Innovations Summit, Exchange Oct. 9 to 10
Denver will serve as the location for the inaugural meeting on managing the impact of natural and man-made disasters on infrastructure, bringing together transportation leaders from around the country....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed July 18, 2018
CDOT, WestConnect Coalition Complete Transportation Study
The Colorado Department of Transportation, along with the WestConnect Coalition, have completed a Planning and Environmental Linkages study of portions of C-470, U.S. Highway 6 and Colorado Highway 93 between Littleton and Boulder....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
Agreements With Tribes Make Project Funding Easier
Collaboration with other governments can be complicated, particularly when it comes to sovereign nations. But a recent change in the Arizona Department of Transportation's contract language with tribal governments is making it easier to partner on transportation projects....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
ADOT Requests Public Input for Rail Plan Update
As part of the Arizona Department of Transportation's focus on multimodal long-range planning, the department is updating its State Rail Plan to better determine rail improvements across the state, based on future needs and opportunities....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue July 17, 2018
TxDOT Announces $82M in Grants for Rural Public Transportation Projects
The Texas Department of Transportation has announced $82 million in grants to fund public transportation providers in rural, small urban and large urban areas of Texas. Overall, these state and federal grants are designed to help pay for maintenance of vehicles and facilities; vehicle purchases and transit facility improvements; and regionally coordinated public transportation planning efforts....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 13, 2018
State DOT Plans $19M Inland Port
The New York State Department of Transportation revealed July 10 that it plans to award $19 million to build the first inland port in central New York. The port, which will be located in DeWitt, N.Y., will make it possible to transport freight containers between the Port of New York and New Jersey and the CSX rail-freight terminal in DeWitt, CNY Central reported....
Emily Buenzle - Fri July 13, 2018
Port of Baltimore Announces Expansion Plans
Officials at the Port of Baltimore have proposed the construction of a storage facility in an unused wet basin to accommodate the growing number of vehicle shipments. The basin was originally build as a space for ship construction in World War II, but has fallen into a state of disrepair, the Baltimore Sun reported....
Emily Buenzle - Thu July 12, 2018
Warner Bros. to Build Tram to Hollywood Sign
Warner Bros. has announced its plans to spearhead the construction of the Hollywood Skyway, an aerial tram which will connect its Burbank, Calif. location to the Hollywood sign. The $100 million, just-over-a-mile-long shuttle project, would get sightseers to and from the iconic sign in about six minutes a vast improvement on the long, traffic-plagued drive up Mt....
