FTA Taking Applications for $30M in Grants for Passenger Ferry Service
The Federal Transit Administration said it is taking applications through Oct. 23 for $30 million in fiscal 2017 competitive grants for passenger ferry projects in urbanized areas. The grant program, it said, "is authorized by Congress to support ferry service on many of the nation's waterways, and help to repair and modernize ferry boats, terminals and related facilities that communities depend on." The agency will award grants to states and public entities to repair and modernize ferry b...
Ryan Says Congress Likely to Need Budget Extension; Could Delay Oct. 1 FAST Act Increases
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Congress will probably need to extend current-year funding of most government operations before the new budget year begins Oct. 1, an action that could delay another year of scheduled increases in highway funding. Ryan made the remarks to reporters while visiting Intel Corp. in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 23. Amid speculation on how much Congress can accomplish when it returns next month from a summer recess, before the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year, he said that...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $282.6 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 67 Airports in 29 States
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $282.6 million in airport infrastructure grants to 67 airports in 29 states across the United States as part of the FAA’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP). “The Airport Improvement Program helps to maintain our aviation infrastructure and supports safety, capacity, security and environmental improvements,” said Secretary Chao. “This is an important inv...
White House: Infrastructure Plan to Come After Congress Handles Tax Reform
A top aide to President Trump told reporters Aug 15 that the administration plans to first pursue a tax reform plan in Congress this autumn, then turn to the long-promised infrastructure investment plan. Gary Cohn, director of the president's National Economic Council, said the infrastructure plan would "come on the heels" of a tax overhaul, Politico reported. "We hope it's this year," he added. While the president and others in the administration at times this year said they were close to...
PHMSA Announces Pipeline and HazMat Safety Grant Funding Opportunities
PHMSA Announces Pipeline and HazMat Safety Grant Funding Opportunities. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published Notices of Funding Opportunity for the Hazardous Materials Community Safety Grant (CST) and its Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) for pipeline safety. The CST program provides up to $1 million to nonprofit organizations to conduct outreach and training that prepares communities to deal with rail incidents involving Class 3 flammable liquids. The CST also fun...
U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes $78.88 Million in FASTLANE Small Grants to 10 Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation has provided a list of 10 proposed FY 2017 FASTLANE Small Project grant awards totaling $78.88 million to the authorizing committees of jurisdiction for a 60-day Congressional review period. This year, seven of the ten proposed grants are targeted for projects in rural areas to increase freight mobility and produce greater economic opportunities. The proposed awards will enhance safety at over 100 rail crossings, repair nearly 250 miles of track a...
USDOT Finalizes Nearly $629M TIFIA Loan for Orange County (Calif.) I-405 Project
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau said it will provide up to a $628.93 million TIFIA loan to the Orange County (Calif.) Transportation Authority to cover about a third of the estimated cost to expand both general highway capacity and add 16 miles of express toll lanes along Interstate 405. The bureau said the loan is at a 2.91 interest rate with a term of 35 years after substantial completion for the I-405 Improvement Project. As previously reported, the OCTA boa...
USDOT Sends Congress List of 10 Proposed INFRA Freight-Related Grant Awards
The U.S. Department of Transportation told Congress that it proposes to issue nearly $79 million to 10 freight-related roadway, rail and port infrastructure projects, under a Highway Trust Fund program lawmakers created in 2015. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao notified House and Senate authorizing committees of the selections in an Aug. 2 letter, which triggered a 60-day period in which Congress could vote to disapprove the list if it finds a project objectionable. Congress created th...
Road Builders Propose Funding Package Built Around New Fees on Freight
One of the most active advocacy groups for transportation infrastructure investments is calling on Congress to build a new long-term funding package around new types of fees on freight movements on the nation's highway system. In a July 17 letter to Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., American Road & Transportation Builders Association President Pete Ruane urged lawmakers to include dedicated revenues to stabilize the Highway Trust...
USDOT Completes $152.2M TIFIA Loan for Riverside (Calif.) County I-15 Express Lanes
The U.S. Department of Transportation said its Build America Bureau will provide a $152.2 million long-term, low-interest TIFIA loan to the Riverside (Calif.) County Transportation Commission for a project to add express toll lanes in the median of the Interstate 15 corridor. The credit under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program costs 2.84 percent, with a term of 35 years after substantial completion for the I-15 Express Lanes Corridor Project. "This major a...
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