Bridge Infrastructure PennDOT Lines Up Funds for Pittsburgh Bridge Rebuild Agency seeking FHWA Emergency Relief Funds Tom Ichniowski February 1, 2022 No Comments Department plans a sole-source, design-build approach for the project to replace the collapsed bridge. Read More
Transportation UK Premier Ditched Pet Projects But Costs Still Mount Peter Reina February 1, 2022 No Comments Study to disprove Boris Johnson's plan for a bridge or tunnel across a bomb-filled sea valley cost government $1.2 million, new data reveals.Read More
Bridge Safety NTSB To Put Collapsed Pittsburgh Bridge 'Under a Microscope,' Chair Says Tom Ichniowski January 29, 2022 No Comments Preliminary report of transportation accident investigative agency, expected by mid-February, will include just facts—not cause—of Jan. 28 incident.Read More
Manufacturing Startup Boom Will Build $500M Supersonic Airliner Plant in Greensboro, N.C. James Leggate January 28, 2022 No Comments Colorado aviation manufacturer will host production complex on a 65-acre site at Piedmont Triad international Airport.Read More
Aging Infrastructure Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Injures 10 Hours Before Biden Visits City Early morning accident occurred before President was set to push his infrastructure plan Jim Parsons Tom Ichniowski January 28, 2022 No Comments Span had received poor superstructure ratings for more than a decade before Jan. 28 accident, according to National Bridge Inventory data.Read More
Transit Las Vegas-to-L.A. High-Speed Rail Construction Could Begin Next Year Billionaire investor says start of the project is now at 'the one-yard line' Doug Puppel January 27, 2022 One Comment Owner Brightline West says it expects to announce contractors for the project sometime later this year.Read More
Infrastructure Act IIJA Rollout Picks Up More Steam States gain $5.3B for bridge program, with locks and dams, Everglades restoration and power transmission set for funding Tom Ichniowski Pam McFarland Mary B. Powers January 27, 2022 No Comments As the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act moves into its third month on the books, the Biden administration is stepping up project spending.Read More
Infrastructure Act Rollout DOT Releases $246M in IIJA Funds To States For Appalachian Highway Tom Ichniowski January 25, 2022 No Comments Funds, set for 11 states, are for first year of five-year, $1.25-billion program.Read More
Water Infrastructure Corps Spells Out Billions in Infrastructure Act Allocations Tom Ichniowski January 19, 2022 2 Comments Everglades restoration program receives the largest allotment of roughly $1.1 billion.Read More
Transportation Conference Hope, and Trepidation, for DC Event Attendees on Infrastructure Fund Flow Equity, technology, and efficiency was also on the agenda at TRB meeting Aileen Cho Jim Parsons January 17, 2022 No Comments Transportation Research Board attendance was down as US COVID-19 cases rose, but participants spoke volumes about efforts underway and risks ahead to wisely spend billions coming to the sector.Read More