Nebraska DOR Announces Availability of Additional $40 Million in Federal Transportation Funding
The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) announced more than $40 million of additional funds are available to meet transportation needs across the state in the next three years. When states do not fully utilize their federal funds in a given year, the Federal Highway Administration traditionally makes those funds available every August to other states which have spent their federal funds. This year, NDOR received an additional $19 million which will be used on highway preservation. Ac...
State Transportation Department Announces Geico Sponsorship Of “Text Stops”
New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Matthew J. Driscoll today announced that GEICO is sponsoring “Text Stops” along state highways operated by the department, helping to discourage texting while driving and providing nearly $1.3 million in revenue to New York State over the next five years. “Governor Cuomo initiated the first-ever ‘Texting Zones’ along state highways in 2013, and this innovative partnership with GEICO supports New York’s broad efforts to curb distracted d...
National Competition Recognizes Five Southern States for Excellence in Transportation Infrastructure
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / WASHINGTON – The departments of transportation of five states – Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee – won awards today in a national competition that recognizes excellence in transportation projects that improve travel safety, reduce roadway congestion and provide more travel options to consumers. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials presented the awards...
Federal Highway Administration Announces More than $14 Million in Grants to Test New Ways of Funding Highways
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration today announced $14.2 million in grants for states under a new program to explore alternative revenue mechanisms to help sustain the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. “Reliable funding is essential to ensuring we have a sound transportation system to support the economy,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “More investment in transportation in greatly needed, and we must find new solu...
Michigan's Top Transportation Official Named to National Panel Studying the Future of Interstates
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have named Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk T. Steudle to a committee that will study the future of the U.S. interstate highway system. "As called for in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015, our study will be addressing what actions are necessary to upgrade and restore the nation's interstate highway system," Neil Pedersen, executive director of the Transportation Research Board (TRB), a progr...
Underfunded Roads Costing California Drivers More Than $53 Billion Every Year in Extra Vehicle Operating Costs
LOS ANGELES – According to a new report released by TRIP, a Washington, D.C., based national transportation organization, deficient and congested roads that lack essential safety features are costing California drivers more the $53.6 billion annually. The annual expenses include $18.3 billion in extra vehicle operating costs; $7.3 billion from traffic accidents in which roadway design was a likely contributing factor; and $28 billion, or approximately 70-80 hours in wasted time per driver cau...
Lt. Governor Holcomb Awards $47 Million in Road and Bridge Funds to 102 Central Indiana Communities
CARMEL, Ind. – Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb joined INDOT officials today to announce that 102 Central Indiana cities, towns, and counties are receiving a combined $47 million to improve local roads and bridges through the State’s Community Crossings matching grant fund. Lt. Governor Holcomb and INDOT officials made the announcement at separate check presentations to Avon Town Manager Tom Klein and Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard, Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear, and We...
Transportation Commission Awards $16.5 Million in Highway Contracts
Motorists will see additional passing lanes along WYO 59 between Douglas and Bill to help with traffic flow. The Wyoming Transportation Commission during its meeting on Aug. 18 awarded a $6.3 million passing lane contract to Concrete Foundations Inc. of Douglas for the installation of eight passing lanes along WYO 59. That contract was the largest the commission awarded out of a total of $16.5 million in contracts for 10 projects throughout the state. The eight passing lanes will be part of p...
BTS Statistics Release: May 2016 North American Freight Numbers
Trucks carried more U.S. freight by value with North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico in May 2016 compared to May 2015 but declines in all other freight modes led to a 3.1 percent decrease to $89.8 billion in the total current dollar value of cross-border freight. May was the 17th consecutive month that the total value of U.S.-NAFTA freight declined from the same month of the previous year, according to the TransBorder Freight Data released today by the U.S. Depar...
Midtown Tunnel Opens to One Lane of Traffic; Lane Opens Six Months Ahead of Schedule
PASADENA, CA – Parsons, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation, is pleased to announce that one westbound lane of traffic is now open in the new, 4,300‑ft-long Midtown Tunnel under the Elizabeth River, which connects U.S. Route 58 between Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA. The tunnel is part of the $1.5 billion Elizabeth River Tunnels Project in which Parsons serves as managing partner of the joint venture responsible for providing program management, including oversight of both...
Video: New Roundabout Under Construction at McIver and Old Florence Roads in Darlington County
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