Gov. Greg Abbott - Tue September 06, 2022
Texas Approves Record $85B in Construction Funding
Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced the unanimous adoption of the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), advancing a record $85 billion, 10-year statewide roadway construction plan....
AASHTO - Wed August 31, 2022
Illinois, Kansas DOTs Unveil New Plans for Major Transportation Investments
Major investments in transportation infrastructure by Illinois and Kansas aim to create economic opportunity and jobs; promote quality of life; and improve mobility safety at both the state and local level....
ITD.idaho. gov - Tue August 23, 2022
Idaho Receives $30M to Upgrade Statewide Transportation
Idaho received nearly $30.9 million in grant funding on Aug. 11 from the Federal government to update, improve and modernize transportation across the Gem State. The funding comes through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program, which helps urban and rural communities move forward on projects that modernize roads, bridges, transit, rail, ports and intermodal transportation....
TxDOT - Wed August 10, 2022
Texas Transportation Commission Awards Nearly $150 Million in New Transit Projects
The Texas Transportation Commission recently awarded more than $68 million in federal and state funds to transit providers across the state. Combined with an award granted in June, TxDOT is distributing more than $146 million in funding, a 65 percent increase compared to funds approved in the summer of 2021....
AASHTO - Mon August 08, 2022
ATA Announces Its 2022 Mid America Region Winners
Eight state department of transportation projects in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio won regional awards in the 2022 America's Transportation Awards competition. The contest honored projects benefiting their respective communities in several ways, such as improving bike and pedestrian facilities and safety along the shores of Lake Superior, finding a way to keep necessary and lifesaving goods moving seamlessly during emergencies and disasters, and making all travelers safer through innovative signal technologies....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon August 08, 2022
Walsh/Herzog Joint Venture Begins $640M Double Track Northwest Indiana Project
Construction has finally begun on a $640 million undertaking known as the Double Track Northwest Indiana Project. The long-awaited work includes building more than 26 mi. of new second track between Gary and Michigan City along Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District's (NICTD's) existing South Shore Line (SSL)....
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Tue July 05, 2022
Makeover of Winchester Commuter Rail Station in Massachusetts Has Started
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Secretary Jamey Tesler and Steve Poftak, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), led a contingent of state and local leaders, community partners and others June 30 at the groundbreaking of upcoming improvements to the Winchester Center station on the Lowell Commuter Rail Line....
State House News Service - Mon June 27, 2022
New $11B Infrastructure Bill in Massachusetts Includes Money for East-West Rail
The Massachusetts House of Representatives took a major step June 23 toward injecting billions of dollars into work on the state's transportation and environmental infrastructure — including $250 million toward a possible east-west rail extension....
The Hill & Newsweek - Thu June 23, 2022
Construction, Transportation Groups Push Back on Biden's Gas-Tax Proposal
Lobbying groups representing manufacturers, construction contractors, and civil engineers joined dozens of industry groups on June 22 to criticize President Biden's proposal to suspend the federal gas tax to combat sky-high fuel prices....
Stamford Advocate - Wed June 22, 2022
Building of Connecticut Parking Garage at New Train Station on Track for Fall Finish
One week, there was little to see of the pending parking garage near the Stamford Transportation Center in southwestern Connecticut. The next, the shell of a building jutted into the skyline. That is all on purpose, according to officials with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)....
