ReBuild SoCal - Mon August 23, 2021
Rebuild SoCal Partnership Applauds Infrastructure Report
Rebuild SoCal Partnership (RSCP) applauded a first-of-its-kind report that finds that upcoming spending on federal, state and local transportation infrastructure will generate nearly $200 billion in economic activity in California annually over the next decade and will support 700,000 jobs per year....
Washington Post - Mon August 23, 2021
A Gondola Across the Potomac From Georgetown to Rosslyn Could Be Built
For almost 10 years, the District of Columbia has talked about the possibility of building a gondola system to carry people over the Potomac River between Rosslyn, Va., and Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 19, 2021
Johnson Brothers Crew Widens Louisiana's I-10 Freight Corridor
About one year into a $152 million Louisiana I-10 widening project, contractors are preparing the site for the replacement of the longest bridge on the project. The major I-10 project runs from the Texas state line to east of Vinton, La., and will widen 10.5 mi....
Brightline - Wed August 11, 2021
While Construction Continues, Brightline to Resume Service in Miami Area
During a virtual media update, Brightline President Patrick Goddard announced Aug. 10 that the high-speed rail company's reopening schedule between Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach is set to start the first half of November....
UDOT - Mon August 09, 2021
UDOT Discusses Little Cottonwood Canyon Construction
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has identified two preferred alternatives to improve transportation in Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). In the Final EIS, UDOT will identify a single preferred alternative....
ARTBA - Wed July 28, 2021
ARTBA Hands Out Pair of Awards for Innovative California Projects
The Sepulveda Transit Corridor in Los Angeles and the University of California (UC) Merced have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation leadership and finance, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced July 15....
ARTBA - Tue July 27, 2021
Transportation Infrastructure Investment Generates $200B in Economic Activity, 700,000 Jobs Annually for California
Federal, state and local infrastructure funding yields nearly $200 billion in economic activity in California and creates 700,000 jobs each year for the Golden State, according to a new report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA)....
Rebuild SoCal - Tue July 27, 2021
Construction Begins On Massive Airport Metro Project
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) has begun construction on the $898.6-million Airport Metro Connector Project that will directly connect the county's transit system to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), providing a reliable, fast and convenient connection for passengers and airport-area employees....
Associated Press - Wed July 14, 2021
Infrastructure Plan Spurs Rail Construction Projects
(AP) Proposed federal infrastructure funding for rail projects has transportation planners taking another look at a Los Angeles-to-Las Vegas passenger route that Amtrak stopped in 1997 and at a high-speed rail line along the congested Interstate 15 corridor to Victorville, Calif....
Texas Transportation Commission - Tue July 13, 2021
Transportation Commission Approves Largest Ever Funds
With help from federal COVID-19 relief funding, the Texas Transportation Commission has approved $89 million in transit funding. It's the largest amount of funding at one time for transit agencies across the state....
