Tags: transportation infrastructure
Failing Grades
America’s infrastructure gets a D on its report card.
By Bill Langer
As a doting grandfather (a.k.a. Papa), I have some great news to share. The other day, our grandson, Donovan (fourth grade), and our granddaughter, Delaney (third grade), brought home their ... Read More...
State and Province News March 2012
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California
Graniterock once again hosted more than 50 middle school students for a week-long Algebra Academy at its corporate office in ... Read More...
LaHood: Funding for 46 innovative transportation projects through TIGER round 3
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Dec. 15 announced that 46 transportation projects in 33 states and Puerto Rico will receive a total of $511 million from the third round of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) popular TIGER program.
The ... Read More...
New Democrat Coalition to LaHood: Rebuilding, modernizing infrastructure a win-win
Members of the New Democrat Coalition met with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to discuss the group’s agenda for what it believes will improve U.S. infrastructure and strengthen manufacturing.
The “New Dems Critical Infrastructure and Manufacturing Task Force” – led ... Read More...
AASHTO to President Obama: ‘State DOTs are ready to work now’
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) supports President Barack Obama's message to Congress in his address on Sept. 8 that calls for a $50 billion investment in transportation infrastructure to boost the nation's struggling economy.
AASHTO Executive ... Read More...
ARTBA study: Fly ash ban for bridge, road construction increases costs
The cost to build roads, runways, and bridges would increase by an estimated $104.6 billion throughout the next 20 years if coal fly ash is no longer available as a transportation construction building material, according to a new study by ... Read More...
Editorial
Fixated on Funding
By Therese Dunphy
Political cowardice. It seems to be the only logical conclusion to the question of why, two years after the expiration of SAFETEA-LU, Congress has yet to pass a new long-term transportation bill. While there have been ... Read More...
LaHood announces $1.58 billion for 27 major U.S. transit projects
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced $1.58 billion for 27 transit projects nationwide that will improve public transportation access for millions of Americans, while reducing our dependence on foreign oil and curbing air pollution.
“Investing in a modern transportation network ... Read More...
Final stimulus transit grant awarded: $2.2 million
The final grant for public transit under the the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. "the stimulus," was awarded on Sept. 29 when U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a $2.2 million grant for Indiana’s Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, ... Read More...
Nevada DOT, CH2M Hill develop multimodal transportation master plan
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has retained CH2M Hill to lead the development of a system master plan for the I-15 corridor and its systemic connectors between Southern California and Northern Utah.
Working with the I-15 Mobility Alliance comprised of ... Read More...
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