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Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Thu April 30, 2026

Portal North Bridge Nears Completion

Work on a replacement for the 100-year-old Portal Bridge over the Hackensack River in New Jersey is 80 percent complete, according to Chrissa Roessner, chief of construction management overseeing the Portal North Bridge project....

AASHTO Journal - Mon February 25, 2019

FRA Rescinds Funding for California High Speed Rail Project

In a Feb. 19 letter, the Federal Railroad Administration informed the California High Speed Rail Authority that it intends to cancel $929 million in federal grants yet to be paid for building a high-speed rail link between the Los Angeles region and the San Francisco bay area....

AASHTO Journal - Tue February 19, 2019

FRA to Provide Nearly $57M in New CRISI Grants

The Federal Railroad Administration issued more than $56.9 million in grants on Feb. 8 for 18 railroad infrastructure projects in 16 states; funding being made available through its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements or CRISI program....

Federal Railroad Administration - Mon November 19, 2018

U.S Transportation Secretary Chao Announces Availability of $272M for 'State of Good Repair' Rail Projects

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program (Partnership Program)....