RIDOT - Thu January 16, 2020
Crews Across Rhode Island Keep Busy in the Winter Months
Rhode Island DOT is starting two big projects within the host communities of Cumberland, Pawtucket and Central Falls — the Broad Street Regeneration Project and the Transit Emphasis Corridor. Here's a round-up of what the DOT also has been up to lately....
Associated Press - Thu January 16, 2020
Connecticut GOP Leader Doubts Tolls Can Pass Legislature; Funding Bill in Limbo
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) The Republican leader of the Connecticut Senate said Jan. 13 he doubts a transportation bill that includes tolls can be passed in the General Assembly, despite optimism expressed by Democratic Gov....
MassDOT - Thu January 16, 2020
Massachusetts Announces Additional Local Road, Bridge Funding
The Baker-Polito Administration announced that $20 million in additional funding will be provided to cities and towns in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) for road construction and transportation improvement projects....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Tue January 07, 2020
Major Projects in Northwest Ohio Reach Milestones
Last year was one of significant success for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) in northwest Ohio. "From major construction in partnership with our contractors to significant improvements on our highways by our own workforce, 2019 has been the year we hoped for," said Chris Hughes, deputy director of the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1, headquartered in Lima....
MASS.GOV - Thu December 19, 2019
Massachusetts Among States to Get Big Investment for Infrastructure
Massachusetts and 11 other states across the Northeast and the District of Columbia announced the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) draft agreement would generate $1.4 billion to $7 billion per year regionally for transportation-related investments and about $500 million per year in Massachusetts to enhance transit system infrastructure, reduce roadway congestion and deliver more resilient, efficient transportation programs....
Mary Yamin-Garone – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 12, 2019
Atlanta 10 Years Later: Business Booming as Growth Continues
Did you know that Atlanta's metropolitan area is the third largest and fastest growing in the country? And not only that, its growth rate is consistently in the top five?Now that you do, what does all of that mean? Improving the city's infrastructure is a necessity....
Illinois Tollway - Wed December 11, 2019
Illinois Tollway Awards $183.4M in Contracts in December
The Illinois Tollway Board of Directors approved three new construction and five professional engineering services contracts totaling $183.4 million at its December meeting, including contract awards to three firms working as primes with the Tollway for the first time....
United States Department of Transportation - Wed November 27, 2019
Chao Announces $900M Investment in Infrastructure
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced the Trump Administration will invest $900 million in American infrastructure through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program....
Susan Haigh - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu November 21, 2019
Lamont Officially Unveils His Retooled Transportation Plan; Eyes Compromise
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Gov. Ned Lamont officially unveiled his latest transportation improvement plan Nov. 7, expressing a willingness to compromise, but noting an urgency to finally address Connecticut's long-standing transportation challenges....
CEG - Thu November 21, 2019
Massive Green Line Project Now 20 Percent Complete
The Green Line extension is among the most significant expansions undertaken by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in decades. Work is on schedule to open for revenue service by December 2021 and at this point on the more than $2 billion project, approximately 20 percent of it is completed....
