Tag: infrastructure projects

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 […]

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 […]

June 9, 2022

A bill that would authorize dozens of water infrastructure projects and studies was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 8. By a vote of 384 to 37, the chamber approved the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, […]

November 24, 2021

Republican leaders in the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee are calling on President Joe Biden’s Administration to stop inserting what they call “regulatory roadblocks.” Sam Graves (R-MO), the committee’s ranking member, and other committee Republicans wrote in a letter to the […]

November 22, 2021

Infrastructure projects around the country linked to freight and passenger networks were awarded nearly $1 billion in federal grants, the U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg indicated the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity […]

October 28, 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation and California have formed a strategic partnership to help facilitate new freight projects and financing opportunities for multibillion-dollar infrastructure improvements in the state that enable goods movement nationwide. The agreement focuses on addressing long-term structural […]

July 2, 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently awarded $905.25 million in Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grants to 24 projects in 18 states. Rural projects received approximately 44 percent of the grants, exceeding by 19 percent the statutory requirements set by Congress. […]

May 17, 2021

Legislation to help localities gain access to funding for infrastructure projects was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Under the Helping Communities Invest in Infrastructure Act, sponsored by Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.), emphasis on localities would be enhanced […]

February 19, 2021

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) personnel indicated $33 million earmarked for state infrastructure projects via federal stimulus efforts would have a far-reaching impact. The transportation mobility hub at CO 56 is similar to the one built to the north of […]

February 11, 2021

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Maine has been awarded $69.2 million in federal highway and transit funding under the recently signed COVID-19 relief package. “As the Ranking Member of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, I have strongly advocated for funding to […]

September 23, 2020

Legislation aimed at updating the environmental review process related to infrastructure projects recently was introduced by House Republicans. The Building U.S. Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews, or BUILDER, Act seeks to reduce the costs of big-ticket projects to […]

January 10, 2019

Funding infrastructure projects transportation officials and freight executives around the country agree are badly needed for reducing congestion and to boost regional economies was high on the list of priorities for the new Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. […]

September 27, 2017

Putting a dollar value on the savings from traffic congestion, noise and air pollution as a result of toll roads and tunnels will make large infrastructure projects more cost effective, according to a new study by QUT. Sae Chi, from […]