On March 2, Utah lawmakers struck a deal that revised the remaining unresolved piece of the state’s 2021 budget – transportation funding. [Above photo by the Utah DOT.] According to news reports, state legislators signed off on a new version of HB433 that would increase the amount of one-time money for infrastructure projects to nearly $1 […]

The California Department of Transportation – known as Caltrans – unveiled its California Transportation Plan or CTP 2050 that seeks to establish a 30-year roadmap for improving mobility and accessibility statewide while significantly reducing greenhouse gas or GHG emissions related to transportation. [Above graphic via Caltrans.] By 2050, the agency said in a statement that California’s transportation system […]

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is gearing up for its annual Spring Litter Sweep​ to remove trash from along the state’s roadways, which will run from April 10-24 this year. [Above photo by NCDOT.] To date, the agency said its crews, contractors, and volunteers have already collected some 1.8 million pounds of litter from roadsides […]

Governor Kay Ivey (R) (seen above) and the Alabama Department of Transportation recently issued $4.93 million in state funding to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects – the latest distribution from an annual grant program created under the Rebuild Alabama Act. [Above photo via the Alabama Governor’s Office.] Passed in 2019, the […]

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is providing two Transportation Economic Assistance or TEA grants worth a combined $1.7 million for road and railroad projects supporting a $300 million manufacturing and headquarters facility Komatsu Mining Corp. is building in Milwaukee. [Above rendering via Komatsu Mining Corp.] One grant supports the construction of a $2.4 million railroad […]

The Missouri and Maryland departments of transportation recently wrapped up efforts to select companies to handle major state transportation projects: the I-70 Rocheport Bridge project in Missouri and the American Legion Bridge I-270 to I-70 Relief Plan in Maryland. [Above photo of the Rocheport Bridge by MoDOT.] The Missouri DOT recently selected four firms to […]

In this episode of the ETAP Podcast, Paula Hammond (seen above) – market leader-multimodal at consulting firm WSP USA and a former secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation – talks about the career challenges and opportunities for women in the transportation industry. [Photo of Paula Hammond by WSDOT.] Hammond – a civil engineer […]

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation recently issued its 2021 Transportation Performance Report or TPR as part of update process for its 12-year long-range mobility and freight movement plans. [Above photo by PennDOT.] Concurrently, the agency is disbursing $452.7 million in “liquid fuels payments” or monies gathered via motor fuel taxes to help certified municipalities maintain […]