U.S. DOT Announces $906 Million Grant Proposal
By John Schneidawind, vice president of public affairs, ARTBA The U.S. Department of Transportation says it intends to invest $906 million through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program. The proposed funding would be awarded to...
Trump Administration Announces New Round of Transit Infrastructure Funding
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA A dozen rail and bus rapid transit infrastructure projects are receiving a share of $891 million in federal funding. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration May 29 announced the support through...
ARTBA Tracks Coronavirus Impacts on State Transportation Projects
By Mark Holan, editorial director, ARTBA Many state transportation departments have accelerated road and bridge projects due to substantially reduced work-zone traffic volumes from COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. But there’s also growing concern that millions of dollars...
Three Strikes & (Hopefully) They’re Out: Purple Line Opponents Fail Again
By Nick Goldstein, vice president of regulatory and legal issues, ARTBA A federal district court April 13 struck down the third attempt by a handful of suburban Maryland residents to stop the $6 billion Purple Line light-rail project. The same group failed in two...
Las Vegas Interchange Project Wins Recognition
By John Schneidawind, vice president of public affairs, ARTBA A Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) project on Interstate 15 in Las Vegas is American Infrastructure magazine’s “2019 Road Project of the Year.” Builders raised I-15 over Starr Avenue with a...Advertisements:
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