Category: Infrastructure

November 10, 2022

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) recently awarded communities approximately $5.1 million statewide in Level Three Direct Current Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) Grant Program grants. The funds were distributed in the federal American Rescue Plan Act and are […]

November 2, 2022

Utah is receiving an $800,000 federal grant to determine how to repair or rebuild 40 at-risk bridges along a rural freight corridor. The Federal Highway Administration planning grant was awarded to the Interstate 84 Uintah Junction to Echo Junction Feasibility […]

November 2, 2022

DriveOhio, a division of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), has begun accepting proposals from companies to install and operate electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The agency will award $100 million over the next five years. The Federal Highway Administration […]

October 19, 2022

The South Carolina Department of Transportation announced on Oct. 17 it was debt-free after making the final payment on its outstanding highway bonds. The payment means the department has paid off all of its outstanding debt including State Infrastructure Bank […]

October 18, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently allocated $1.56 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Michigan. A total of $54 million will be used on highway safety programs that improve the safety of Michigan’s transportation system; $363 million will be […]

October 7, 2022

To stem the tide against state closures of unsafe bridges, Louisiana will receive $270 million in federal funds to fix locally owned off-system bridges. Gov. John Bel Edwards joined state Department of Transportation and Development officials Oct. 5 to tour […]

October 6, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Build America Bureau will offer low-cost, flexible financing for transit and Transit-oriented Development (TOD) projects at the maximum level allowable, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Tuesday. The new initiative “TIFIA 49” – part […]

October 5, 2022

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation announced the first approval of the Eight-Year Construction Work Plan since the plan’s adoption 20 years ago, the department said Monday. The plan contains $8.4 billion worth of needed transportation improvement projects, the department said […]

October 3, 2022

KBR was awarded the deal by an EPC contractor Tecnimont S.p.A. to supply the technology license, basic engineering design, proprietary equipment and catalyst for the 1.1 million ton per annum blue ammonia plant. Targeting completion by 2025, the project will […]

September 30, 2022

A bill introduced by U.S. Sens Todd Young (R-IN), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) that would incentivize more efficient construction at airports advanced through the Senate Wednesday night. The legislation, the Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act, would […]

September 22, 2022

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) announced partnerships with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) to help small and […]

September 20, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Michigan Department of Transportation a $104.7 million grant through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the I-375 project in Detroit. The goal of the project is to rebuild the Black Bottom […]

September 14, 2022

The funding — €5.12 billion — will support projects across all EU Member States along the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) – the network of rail, inland waterways, ports, and roads that connects Europe. As explained, projects funded under this call […]

September 13, 2022

Senate Commerce Committee leaders recently introduced a Coast Guard authorizing bill that would dedicate funds for shoreline modernization programs. The legislation, which would reauthorize operations at the Coast Guard for fiscal 2022 and 2023, aims to improve connectivity along major […]

September 12, 2022

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is jumping into solar energy production to power its maintenance and office buildings with a long-term goal: using solar-generated power to electrify portions of the toll road so electric vehicles can charge as they travel. The agency […]

September 6, 2022

A 10-year Texas Department of Transportation plan to spend a record $85 billion to alleviate roadway congestion, enhance transportation safety and improve highways received the governor’s stamp of approval Aug. 30. “The state of Texas is working to ensure the […]

September 1, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday the adoption of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) 10-year, $85 billion statewide roadway construction plan. The 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) maps out the state’s projected transportation funding dedicated to improving transportation safety, […]

August 24, 2022

Regional infrastructure projects in California, Ohio, New Mexico, New York and Texas are getting a $4.8 million boost from U.S. Department of Transportation grants to speed up planning and preliminary design and engineering. The funding, announced Aug. 22, was awarded […]

July 19, 2022

Most U.S. cities will pour their share of the federal infrastructure spending package into fixing crumbling roads and bridges, prioritizing motor vehicle infrastructure over other projects like public transit, airports and railways. About four in five cities said they plan […]

July 14, 2022

Republicans on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a roundtable July 14 with key industry stakeholders to discuss inflation’s impact on America’s infrastructure, U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) said. Graves, the ranking member of the T&I committee, said […]