U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Transportation - Tue September 17, 2024

USDOT Announces $12.5M for Oregon Road Safety Work

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced on Sept. 5 $12,520,308 in grants for Oregon as part of $1 billion in grants through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program....

ODOT - Wed May 29, 2024

U.S. Dept. of Transportation Lauds Investments in Portland

The Oregon Department of Transportation, the city of Portland and the Albina Vision Trust hosted the U.S. Department of Transportation's Acting Undersecretary for Transportation Policy Christopher Coes and Director of the Departmental Office of Civil Rights Irene Marion to celebrate $488 million in federal funding for two northeast Portland infrastructure projects....

ARTBA - Wed August 16, 2023

ARTBA Reports 222,000 U.S. Bridges Need Repair

More than 222,000 U.S. bridges need major repair work or should be replaced, according to the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) analysis of the recently released U.S....

Yahoo Finance - Tue July 11, 2023

New Truck Parking Facility Gets $23M DOT Funding Boost

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded a combined $33.5 million to build new truck parking facilities in Texas and Louisiana as project sponsors find ways around a lack of dedicated funding pools for such projects....

ARTBA - Mon February 13, 2023

ARTBA Joins U.S. DOT Call to Action on Safety

To reduce injuries and deaths on roadways, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has joined forces with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in a new "Call to Action" campaign....

Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu December 15, 2022

'Every Day Counts' — DOT Program Expands Pool of Projects

The DOT has expanded its Every Day Counts (EDC) program from innovative infrastructure projects to tackling climate and safety. Seven projects were added to the list of 52 the department has supported in the decade-old federal initiative program....

U.S. Dept. of Adminstration - Tue November 29, 2022

Three State Ports Will Receive Million-Dollar Upgrades

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced more than $39 million to fund three projects in Texas to improve port facilities through the Maritime Administration's Port Infrastructure Development Program....

Federal Highway Administration - Mon August 29, 2022

Long Stretch of Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway to Get $54.3M in Upgrades

An 83-mi.-long stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Mississippi will get much-needed safety improvements after the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $54.3 million grant to the National Park Service (NPS) for the work....

Caltrans - Tue June 28, 2022

Caltrans' Safe System Will Protect Construction Workers

Building on its longstanding commitment to safety, Caltrans is unveiling a new Director's Policy on Road Safety, which commits the department to the Safe System approach and reaffirms the vision of reaching zero fatalities and serious injuries on state highways by 2050....

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....