Tag: DOT

June 23, 2023

Granite Construction is steadily paving a path through its home state of California. The Watsonville-based contractor said the California DOT awarded it a $48 million contract to add a new peak-period carpool lane to Highway 101 near Montecito as part […]

March 24, 2023

The initial congressional hearing on President Joe Biden’s 2024 budget proposal for the US Dept. of Transportation showed evidence of continued strong bipartisan support for infrastructure, though the parties differed on the specifics. Also at the March 23 Senate transportation […]

February 7, 2023

Nine civil works megaprojects across the country will receive a total of $1.2 billion in funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, according to a press release from the DOT. As part of its National Infrastructure Project Assistance discretionary […]

November 3, 2022

In early August 2022, Texas DOT warned that the project had design flaws so significant that “the bridge would collapse under certain load conditions” if it were finished per the current design. It cited a 2020 independent review that had […]

September 13, 2022

Plans for the $16.1-billion Hudson River rail tunnel project passed a key milestone Sept. 13 as the board of the Gateway Development Commission voted to take on the project sponsor role, enabling it to seek and receive billions of dollars […]

September 7, 2022

In early August, the agency warned that the new span has design flaws so significant that “the bridge would collapse under certain load conditions” if it were finished per the current design. It cited an earlier independent review of the […]

May 20, 2022

The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) was awarded a 2022 Environmental Excellence Award (EEA) in the category of Ecosystems, Habitat, and Wildlife from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The award was for the agency’s efforts on the Snake River Bridge […]

May 17, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that the application process is now open for communities to apply for $1 billion in Fiscal Year 2022 funding to help them ensure safe streets and roads for all. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s […]

April 29, 2022

The summer travel is starting soon, which means there will be more cars on Georgia highways. Along with the increase in traffic, there are several big construction projects happening, including the 1-95 and I-16 interchange. The Georgia Department of Transportation […]

March 23, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced $2.9 billion of funding for major infrastructure projects now available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The funding represents three major discretionary grant programs that will be combined into one Multimodal […]

March 10, 2022

The objective of the memo is to create good-paying jobs, with the choice to join a union, for workers in traditionally underserved communities, according to a joint statement from DOL and DOT released this week. But it also said it […]

January 19, 2022

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) recently released the 2022 edition of its three-year work plan. The work plan includes all capital projects and programs, maintenance and operations activities, planning initiatives, and administrative functions for calendar years 2022, 2023, and […]

January 14, 2022

As the Biden administration continues rolling out funding provided in the $1-trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the U.S. Dept. of Transportation released the first year’s installment of a new $26.5-billion program to replace and rebuild aging bridges around […]

December 8, 2021

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) is seeking public input on the draft five-year DOT Strategic Framework. U.S. DOT announced a request for comments this week to give the public an opportunity to help shape the department’s goals and […]

November 30, 2021

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) recently announced the completion of two new roundabouts and the widening of Colorado Highway 9 (CO-9) to four lanes in Summit County. The department worked in partnership with SEMA Construction, and road work began […]

November 29, 2021

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) recently announced that all lanes of the Houghton Road interchange at I-10 in southern Arizona are now open. The $24.4 million project features a diverging diamond interchange, a design that will improve safety and […]

October 18, 2021

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) recently launched a statewide survey to learn what Kansans think about how highways and bridges are funded. The survey is the first step in a Midwest Road Usage Charge (RUC) Study being led by […]

October 6, 2021

Oklahoma officials approved more than 300 additional projects worth nearly $2 billion for the state Dept. of Transportation’s eight-year construction plan on Oct. 4. ODOT now plans to spend $7.7 billion on more than 1,600 projects through 2029. The projects […]

August 10, 2021

This project is part of Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (ASPIRE), a National Science Foundation-funded research and development initiative to accelerate sustainable and equitable transportation electrification. Purdue’s Pekarek says being part of this type of consortium is […]

August 9, 2021

The Colorado Dept. of Transportation has been awarded $14 million to settle claims arising from damage to U.S. 36 north of Denver after part the highway collapsed in July 2019. The section of the freeway that failed was only three […]