California's projected budget calls for $2 billion in cuts to transit agencies, creating uncertainty despite recent state and federal funding windfalls.
Proposed state program would invest $4 billion in surplus funds to leverage added billions oficials said would expedite 20 projects set to relieve road congestion.
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.),, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, foresees a busy to-do list, saying “We have an aggressive agenda ahead of us,”
Southern California staging and integration facility for floating wind energy would be largest at a U.S. seaport, as new federal report points to needed investment boost in port, manufacturing and vessel support to meet wind production goal.
U.S. DOT has provided an initial $29.4 million in emergency aid to Caltrans and four federal agencies to assist with the cleanup and repair of highways and bridges in the wake of the rainstorms that battered California in December and January.
Protracted work on already late rail link could stretch project completion seven months beyond a fall 2026 target for its new design-build team and for just named state Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld, a sector veteran.