Office of Gov. Ned Lamont - Tue October 29, 2024
Connecticut's Political Leaders Secure $125M Federal Grant for Portion of Interchange Upgrade
A $125 million competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) was awarded to the Connecticut to support the third phase of a construction project designed to reconfigure the dangerous roadway interchange that connects Interstate 91, Interstate 691 and Conn....
Gov. Dan McKee & Rhode Island Current - Mon October 28, 2024
R.I. Lands Second Federal Grant to Replace Troubled Washington Bridge
The effort to replace the westbound Washington Bridge in Providence, R.I., got a major boost Oct. 16 as the state's U.S. Senate and House representatives in Washington, D.C., joined with Gov. Dan McKee in announcing a $95.6 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) federal grant for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)....
CEG - Wed September 25, 2024
VIDEO: Feds Award Massachusetts $472.3M to Replace An Old Drawbridge Over Charles River
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) will receive $472.3 million in federal funding to replace a Depression-era drawbridge over the Charles River, the agency announced Sept. 23The North Station Draw One Bridge connects Boston and Cambridge, carrying more than 11 million passengers per year on the Commuter Rail and Amtrak trains....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 05, 2024
I-95 Bridge Work Begins in Rhode Island
Only weeks after the Rhode Island Congressional delegation announced news of a $251 million federal grant to fund the new I-95 15 bridges project, work is already under way. "We are doing the first bridge of 15," said RIDOT spokesman Charles St....
The Post and Courier Pee Dee - Tue July 23, 2024
South Carolina Gets Federal Funding to Begin Replacing I-95 Bridges Over Lake Marion
Travelers driving across South Carolina's largest lake may soon do so more safely after the state received federal funding for a badly needed bridge replacement project. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is set to embark on major work to replace four bridges carrying Interstate 95 traffic over Lake Marion in the central part of the state....
CEG - Wed July 17, 2024
Massachusetts Receives $1B in Fed Money to Help Replace Two Aging Cape Cod Bridges
The state of Massachusetts is making headway on putting together the funding needed to replace two aging bridges that connect Cape Cod to the rest of the state. Gov. Maura Healey and Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll announced July 12 that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and U.S....
ODOT - Wed May 29, 2024
U.S. Dept. of Transportation Lauds Investments in Portland
The Oregon Department of Transportation, the city of Portland and the Albina Vision Trust hosted the U.S. Department of Transportation's Acting Undersecretary for Transportation Policy Christopher Coes and Director of the Departmental Office of Civil Rights Irene Marion to celebrate $488 million in federal funding for two northeast Portland infrastructure projects....
Maine Department of Transportation - Wed May 22, 2024
MaineDOT Applies for Federal Grant to Build Offshore Wind Port On Sears Island
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) announced May 17 that it had applied for $456 million in grant funding from the federal government to help construct the East Coast's first floating offshore wind port on a portion of state-owned Sears Island that is reserved for port development....
Virginia Mercury - Tue May 21, 2024
Federal EPA to Use $22M in Funding to Cleanup Superfund Site in Loudoun County, Va.
Work is now under way to clean up a chemical present in an old landfill in northern Virginia that can lead to a central nervous system condition, for which the area's congressional representative has been diagnosed, according to the Virginia Mercury, an independent online news organization covering state government and policy....
Portsmouth Herald - Thu April 25, 2024
Federal Funds Approved to Repair N.H.'s January Storm Damage, Improve Resiliency
Beside the shores of New Hampshire's Rye Harbor, pummeled in January by coastal storms, officials from local, state and federal agencies gathered April 22 to discuss the future resiliency of the N.H....
