Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 08, 2023
Texas Ready to 'Turn Dirt' With $100B Plan
The Texas Transportation Commission (TTC), this August, is expected to approve Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Transportation's record $100 billion, 10-year plan for infrastructure projects across the state to help meet demand for residents amid an ongoing population boom and period of economic growth....
VTDigger - Mon February 13, 2023
Vermont Initiative Awards $12.6M to Improve Mobile Home Water System
To improve water systems in 36 manufactured housing communities in Vermont, the state is awarding $12.6 million as part of its Healthy Homes Initiative. Gov. Phil Scott announced Feb. 8 that the money will go toward repairing and replacing water and sewer systems, as well as assessing what other infrastructure work is needed, at mobile home communities across the state, reported VTDigger, a nonprofit news service....
Florida Politics & FDOT - Thu February 09, 2023
VIDEO: Gov. Ron DeSantis Unveils $7B Plan to Increase Road Building in Central, South Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced a $7 billion infrastructure plan that, if approved by lawmakers, could speed up 20 different road projects, all but three of which are in central and south Florida. Called "Moving Florida Forward," DeSantis's proposal calls for spending $4 billion and borrowing the rest of the funds needed to accelerate construction of the needed roads and highways....
Spectrum News & Finger Lakes Times - Tue February 07, 2023
N.Y.'s Sodus Bay Gets $20M to Fix Breakwall for Protection Against Lake Ontario
Winter is the quiet season in upstate New York's Sodus Bay, a place known mainly for what happens in the summer. "We draw people from all over the northeastern United States," said Tim Habecker of Krenzer Marine....
Vermont Public Radio - Thu January 19, 2023
Towns That Cannot Afford School Construction in Vermont Look to State for Help
The state of Vermont has not funded school construction projects for almost 15 years, leaving local taxpayers to completely foot the bill for more than $200 million in school upgrades during that time, Vermont Public Radio reported Jan....
Indiana Department of Transportation - Wed January 04, 2023
INDOT Grants More Than $119M to 229 Cities, Towns With Community Crossings
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Commissioner Mike Smith announced 229 Indiana cities, towns and counties that received a combined $119.4 million in state matching funds for local road projects through Community Crossings, a component of the governor's Next Level Roads program....
Office of Gov. Pritzker - Tue November 22, 2022
Ill. Counties, Towns Receive $250M for Local Project Needs
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the sixth and final $250 million installment as part of the historic, bipartisan Rebuild Illinois capital program is being made to counties, municipalities and townships to address local transportation needs....
AASHTO Journal - Wed October 26, 2022
FRA Awards $4M to Railroad Projects
The Federal Railroad Administration recently awarded more than $4 million to support three state department of transportation projects in two states aimed at upgrading and safeguarding railroad infrastructure....
California Transportation Commission - Tue October 18, 2022
California Transportation Commission Receives $3 Billion in Construction Fund Requests
The California Transportation Commission received 432 applications requesting a total of more than $3.1 billion for the sixth cycle of funding in the Commission's Active Transportation Program, the Commission recently announced....
University of Rhode Island - Thu October 13, 2022
URI Officials Begin Push for $100M Bond Passage to Build New Facilities
Officials including Gov. Dan McKee visited the University of Rhode Island (URI) recently to push for voters to pass a $100 million bond question Nov. 8 they said would make URI's Bay Campus in Narragansett a leader in efforts to grow the state's blue economy....
