Wyoming Department of Transportation - Wed January 08, 2025
Wyoming Transportation Commission Awards $75M in Contracts
The Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded more than $74.8 million in contracts for eight Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects during its Nov. 21 regular business meeting. The commission awarded a more than $26.6 million bid to Cheyenne-based Simon Contractors for a bridge replacement project involving concrete paving, structure work, asphalt paving, aggregate surfacing, grading, traffic control and stormwater drainage on approximately 11.25 mi....
Raleigh News & Observer - Tue January 07, 2025
VIDEO: Raleigh, N.C., to Try Again at Finding Contractor to Build Its First Bus Rapid Transit Line
For the second time, Raleigh, N.C.'s efforts to find a contractor to build its first bus rapid transit (BRT) line have ended in failure. Just one company submitted a bid to construct the 5.4-mi. BRT line along New Bern Avenue, and it was at a price city engineers had deemed too high....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu December 26, 2024
SEPTA Builds Major Transportation Center
In many American cities, mass transportation continues to be an essential link for employment, shopping, entertainment and more. Showing its commitment to bus travel, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is putting the finishing touches on the Wissahickon Transportation Center in northwest Philadelphia....
Texas Department of Transportation - Tue December 10, 2024
TxDOT Starts $5.6B I-35 Capital Express Central Road Project
The Texas Department of Transportation was joined recently by Texas Transportation Commission Chairman J. Bruce Bugg Jr., Commissioner Robert Vaughn, Sen. Judith Zaffirini and other partners to break ground on the Interstate 35 Capital Express Central project in Austin....
Chicago Transit Authority - Wed November 20, 2024
Far South Side Sees Sneak Peek of CTA Red Line Extension
After hiring a team to build the project in August, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and contractor Walsh-VINCI held a celebration of the project's progress toward groundbreaking, expected in late 2025....
Amtrak Media - Tue November 19, 2024
Amtrak Secures $112M in Federal Funds to Upgrade 13 Projects in Northeast Corridor
As part of what Amtrak calls its "New Era of Rail," the rail service announced Nov. 18 that it is continuing to fund projects designed to modernize the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and unlock major bottlenecks on the busiest passenger railroad in the United States....
City of Cleveland - Tue November 05, 2024
INFRA Grant Moves Ohio's N. Coast Connector Project Steps Closer
On Oct. 16, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the city of Cleveland has been awarded nearly $60 million in Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) Grant Program funding for the North Coast Connector....
Regional Transportation District - Wed October 30, 2024
East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit Project Debuts in Denver
City, state and federal representatives kicked off construction on Oct. 4, 2024, of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service line for East Colfax Avenue in Denver, Colo., that will transform how people move along the corridor....
Rebuilding California - Mon October 28, 2024
California Transportation Commission Announces $3.8B in Project Funding
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) announced on Oct. 18, 2024, the allocation of $3.8 billion for projects that will continue to refurbish the state's transportation infrastructure, enhance safety and create more options for the traveling public....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu October 17, 2024
Modern V2X Tech Offers Info Truckers Still Like in Vintage CB Radios
The vehicle-to-everything (V2X) concept, on the DOT's drawing board for approximately 30 years, is being touted as a cutting-edge mechanism for U.S. highway safety and efficiency. The technology enables vehicles to communicate with each other as well as pedestrians, cyclists and roadside infrastructure....
