AASHTO Releases Annual Transportation Salary Survey
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has issued its annual job classifications and salary information survey for state transportation departments. Developed by AASHTO’s Committee on Human Resources, the survey is viewed as a “tool” intended for human resource administrators and others whose work involves studying and analyzing job classifications, writing job descriptions, and developing/designing pay structures unique to departments of transportation....
Nine State DOTs Among Those Selected by FRA for $326M in CRISI Grants
The Federal Railroad Administration awarded more than $326 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements or CRISI grants to fund 45 railroad projects in 29 states, with nine state departments of transportation receiving funds for 12 projects. FRA’s Ronald Batory FRA Administrator Ronald Batory noted in a statement on June 12 that the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation or FAST Act established the CRISI program, which funds projects that improve the safety, efficiency...
Jacobs Enhances Wharf Resiliency, Safety with Award-winning Improvements
Named “one of Guam’s most significant construction projects of 2018” by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), the X-Ray Wharf improvements included expanding and strengthening the 742-foot berthing complex at Apra Harbor on Naval Base Guam. Constructed at the end of World War II in support of aid and recovery for western Europe and Japan, X-Ray Wharf is now more than 65 years old, and its north berth, which services the U.S. Navy’s modern cargo ship fleet, needed rehabilitation...
Bechtel to Deliver EPC of Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG Train 6 Project
Bechtel, a global leader in project management, engineering, procurement, and construction, has received full notice to proceed for the construction of the Train 6 expansion of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction (SPL) project in Louisiana. The facility is owned and operated by Cheniere Energy Inc. The work on the SPL expansion includes construction of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) train and tie-in to the existing facilities. The expansion will add 4.5 million tonnes of LNG per year to the curre...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Availability of $60 Million for Advanced Transportation Technologies Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for states, cities and other agencies to compete for $60 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program (ATCMTD) grants to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency. “This program puts a priority on promoting innovative solutions that improve safety and mobility for our nation’s driver...
Federal Railroad Administration Announces More Than $326 Million in Grants to Support Railroad Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the recipients of more than $326 million in grant funds under the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program and the Special Transportation Circumstances Program, for a wide variety of state and local railroad infrastructure projects. The grants will fund 45 projects in 29 states. “These investments in intercity passenger and freight rail will benefit surrou...
South Dakota DOT Claims Regional Award for Exit 14 Project .
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation’s Interstate 90 Exit 14 project in Spearfish has won a prestigious award in a national competition highlighting excellence in projects that have improved travel safety, reduced roadway congestion and provided more mobility options. The Exit 14 project in Spearfish was a regional winner in the Operations Excellence category for a medium size project. This is the seventh regional award for the department in this competition since...
Six Western State DOTs Win Prestigious Awards for Projects that Strengthen Communities and Improve Lives
GLENDALE, AZ—Eight transportation projects from six western state departments of transportation today received top honors in the regional America’s Transportation Awards competition. Some of today’s winning projects are credited with improving safety for schoolchildren, protecting wildlife habitats and restoring access to communities after massive mudslides. “For 12 years, the America’s Transportation Awards have recognized state DOT projects for making communities safer, less congested and b...
11 Million People Employed in Renewable Energy Worldwide in 2018
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Eleven million people were employed in renewable energy worldwide in 2018 according to the latest analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). This compares with 10.3 million in 2017[1]. As more and more countries manufacture, trade and install renewable energy technologies, the latest Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review finds that renewables jobs grew to their highest level despite slower growth in key renewable energy markets including...
Caltrans Projects Receive Awards for Innovation, Creativity, Connectivity and Bolstering Transportation Choices
SACRAMENTO — The Western Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials honored two projects in California for its 12th annual regional America’s Transportation Awards competition.. The two projects honored were: The Interstate 880 Safety and Operational Improvements at 23rd and 29th Avenues, which benefits the community’s economic growth and its citizens well-being. The Highway 1/Mud Creek Emergency Restoration, which innovatively collected and collaboratively analyzed...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
June Issue 2026
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