Finalists Unveiled for 2022 America’s Transportation Awards
editor@aashto.org September 9, 2022 0 COMMENTSThe American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials recently revealed the Top 12 finalists in the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards competition. [Above photo by PennDOT] State department of transportation projects in California, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington State earned the highest number of points […]
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Several state departments of transportation recently opened applications for local governments to obtain funding for bridge projects. [Above photo by the Ohio DOT] The Ohio Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for its Local Major Bridge Program, which provides federal funds to counties and municipalities for bridge replacement, bridge rehabilitation, and bridge demolition projects. In April, […]
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The Federal Railroad Administration recently issued a notice of funding opportunity that makes available over $1.4 billion in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement or CRISI grant funding. [Above photo by the Virginia DOT] FRA noted that the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act or IIJA – enacted in November 2021 – more than […]
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State DOTs Help Amtrak Resume British Columbia Service
editor@aashto.org September 9, 2022 0 COMMENTSThe Washington State Department of Transportation and Oregon Department of Transportation are helping Amtrak prepare to resume passenger rail service to Vancouver in British Columbia, along with the aid of VIA Rail Canada. [Above photo by WSDOT] The national passenger rail provider noted in a statement that it plans to offer only one daily roundtrip […]
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Purdue University researchers, with funding from the Indiana Department of Transportation, recently developed a fully automated, portable system to estimate stockpile volumes of bulk supplies such as salt and other materials used in industrial, highway, and agricultural applications. [Above photo by Purdue University] Jeremy McGuffey, INDOT’s winter operations manager, noted in a statement that his […]
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A recent string of copper metal thefts in Louisville has left more than 500 lighting poles dark along several highways – and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet along with other state officials are calling on the public to help catch the culprits and prevent future theft. [Above photo by the KYTC] Stolen wire stops the flow of […]
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As part of an update to its 10-year transportation plan, the Colorado Department of Transportation is proposing to invest nearly $1 billion in rural roads as part of a long-term effort to “remake” the road network connecting smaller communities across the state. [Above photo by Colorado DOT] The agency noted that the first four years […]
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The Office on Environmental Services within the Georgia Department of Transportation recently unveiled what it calls a “web-based forum” to notify interested parties of bridges available for donation. [Above photo via Wikipedia Commons] Georgia is home to almost 15,000 bridges and replacing those bridges over time helps ensure the state’s infrastructure remains in a state […]
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Video: Caltrans Wraps Major ‘Clean California’ Project
editor@aashto.org September 9, 2022 0 COMMENTSThe California Department of Transportation recently completed the first Clean California funded project in the state in Manila; what the agency calls a “historically underserved” community on the Humboldt County coast. [Above image via Caltrans] The $75,000 project created a recreational area along the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge with picnic tables, benches for wildlife […]
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The New York State Department of Transportation recently began construction on a flood resiliency project in Oswego County; part of the state’s Lake Ontario Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative or REDI. [Above photo via the NYSDOT] The project, which includes improvements to sections of County Route 89 in the Town of Oswego, received nearly $1.3 million in funding […]
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