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Transportation Infrastructure

Will One-Year Highway Bill Hitch a Ride on Stopgap Spending Measure?

Tom Ichniowski

September 14, 2020

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House expected to take up stopgap spending bill soon, CR negotiators also considering authorization extensions.

The Trump Administration

Trump Ends Infrastructure Talks Before They Begin. Now What?

The president's abrupt exit from a meeting with Pelosi and Schumer leaves a $2-trillion plan hanging.

Tom Ichniowski

May 23, 2019

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Industry officials still see path forward, with highway-transit bill a key.

Highway Construction

US DOT Picks 26 Projects for $1.5B in INFRA Grants

Congress has 60 days to review selections before awards are final

Tom Ichniowski

June 6, 2018

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Largest proposed grants are for highway projects in Georgia, Wisconsin and North Carolina.

Highway Funding

State DOTs Receive $3.1B in 'Bonus' Highway Funds

Texas, California, Florida, Pennsylvania and New York get largest shares

Tom Ichniowski

September 13, 2017

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FHWA redistributes unused TIFIA, FAST Act grants' obligation authority.

Highway Infrastructure

US DOT Revamps, Delays FAST Act Grants

Awards for most FY 2017 'INFRA' grants pushed into 2018

Tom Ichniowski

July 12, 2017

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The U.S. Dept. of Transportation is revising a $4.5-billion grant program for highway and other freight-related projects.

CFMA Conference Attendees Talk Roads, Staffing

Scott Blair

June 14, 2017

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Uncertainty around federal infrastructure spending continues to hinder states from having the confidence to proceed with large infrastructure projects, economist Anirban Basu told attendees at the Construction Financial Management Association’s 36th annual conference.

Tom Ichniowski

February 15, 2017

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Looking ahead to President Trump’s $1-trillion, 10-year infrastructure plan, rural states are laying down a marker. Transportation officials from rural areas say public- private partnerships generally won’t help them.

US DOT Awards $759M in FASTLANE Grants

Jim Parsons

July 13, 2016

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Eighteen highway and freight projects are in line to share $759 million in grants under a new U.S. Dept. of Transportation program that aims to help streamline the movement of vehicles and freight across a range of surface-transportation modes.

Pam Hunter McFarland

Tom Ichniowski

July 6, 2016

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As the Interstate Highway System enters its seventh decade, last year’s five-year, $305-billion Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act will provide only a slight funding increase to address the system’s infrastructure needs.

Tom Ichniowski

April 13, 2016

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After a slow start, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation is stepping up its work in distributing funding from the $305-billion, five-year Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act to state and local agencies.