AASHTO - Mon November 20, 2023
Indiana DOT Issues $91M in Community Crossings Grants
The Indiana Department of Transportation recently awarded $91.5 million to cities, towns and counties statewide through its Community Crossings matching grant program — a component of the 20-year Next Level Roads program established in 2017 by Gov....
CDOT - Wed November 15, 2023
Colorado Investing $140M for Statewide Improvements
The Colorado Department of Transportation will be prioritizing essentials thanks to a $140.9 million funding package approved that will allow for statewide maintenance and safety improvements. The funding, approved by the Colorado Transportation Commission, builds on the Polis Administration's significant commitments to fixing the condition of Colorado's roads through measures such as the rural repaving program, an initiative to improve interstate paving condition and crucial measures to strengthen the highway maintenance program....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu November 09, 2023
Construction Full Steam Ahead On $200M Raleigh Union Station Project
Imagining a multimodal transportation hub in the space where an old warehouse sits might be a stretch of the imagination for residents in downtown Raleigh, N.C. But that's exactly what regional transit authority GoTriangle is on track to accomplish for a mid-2025 opening in the Warehouse District....
WSDOT - Wed November 01, 2023
Graham Contracting Upgrading I-405/85th St. Interchange
Graham Contracting Ltd., WSDOT and Sound Transit are working to reconstruct and improve the I-405/Northeast 85th Street interchange. This project design supports Sound Transit's Stride Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), improves transit connections on Northeast 85th Street and provides direct access to the I-405 Express Toll Lanes (ETLs)....
Office of Gov. Laura Kelly - Wed October 25, 2023
Kansas Adds $350M in Projects to IKE Construction Pipeline
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Transportation Secretary Calvin Reed announced seven expansion and modernization highway projects — a total investment of more than $350 million — have been committed to construction as part of the Kelly administration's bipartisan 10-year, $10 billion Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program, also known as IKE....
WHYY Public Radio & CE - Thu October 12, 2023
Construction Progressing On Revival of Philly's Franklin Square PATCO Station
The construction to reopen a long-shuttered train station in Philadelphia's Center City has progressed well since its start in the summer of 2021. When completed next spring, the area's Port Authority Transit Corp., PATCO, will operate the Franklin Square Station....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 04, 2023
FHWA Guidance Pushes for Rehab, But Leaves IIJA Funding Apps in States' Hands
In committing to a major, long-term investment in infrastructure, the federal government has left much of the decision about where to channel funding largely to states. The DOT said states can choose, with the hope that repairs would win out over expansions....
UDOT - Wed September 20, 2023
UDOT Approves Its Largest Investment in State History
The Utah Department of Transportation announced recently that the agency has approved the largest transportation program in state history. A total of $14.3 billion will go toward improving roads, trails and transit systems in partnership with local planning organizations and governments over the course of the next six years....
Caltrans - Tue September 19, 2023
California State Auditor Removes Transportation Infrastructure From 'High Risk' List
The California State Auditor recently removed the state's transportation infrastructure from its "high-risk list" after 16 years in recognition of the progress California has made in rebuilding and upgrading the state transportation system in recent years....
Office of Gov. Pritzker - Wed September 13, 2023
Rebuilding Kankakee: IDOT Highlights Major Projects
Entering year five of Rebuild Illinois, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced Aug. 15 that multiple projects in the Kankakee area are complete, planned or under way, highlighting an ongoing commitment made possible by the historic, bipartisan capital program....
