AASHTO, ASCE Form Partnership to Deliver Benefits to State DOTs
editor@aashto.org October 11, 2019 0 COMMENTSIn an effort to attract more students to the civil engineering profession and to provide additional workforce development opportunities for state department of transportation employees, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials signed a partner agreement with the American Society of Civil Engineers at the 2019 AASHTO annual meeting in St. Louis. [Above […]
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FRA Opens Up $396M Pool of New Capital Rail Grant Funds
editor@aashto.org October 11, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe Federal Railroad Administration issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity on October 8 that offers $396 million worth of grant money through its Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair program to fund a variety of capital rail projects. [Above photo by the U.S. Air Force.] These grants are intended to benefit publicly- or Amtrak-owned […]
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FTA Provides $40.4M Grant for Bus Rapid Transit Extension in Nevada
editor@aashto.org October 11, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe Federal Transit Administration issued a $40.4 million grant to the Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County to fund the Virginia Street Bus Rapid Transit or BRT extension project in Reno, Nevada. [Above graphic provided by FTA.] The agency said in a statement that this transit infrastructure project will improve mobility and transit service in […]
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Missouri Governor Provides Update on I-70 Rocheport Bridge Replacement Project
editor@aashto.org October 11, 2019 0 COMMENTSOn October 2, Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) held a press conference with Senator Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Missouri Department of Transportation leadership, members of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, and other local officials to review the upcoming effort to replace the I-70 Rocheport Bridge spanning the Missouri River – a project expected to cost […]
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Governor, MassDOT Secretary Testify in Support of Transportation Bond
editor@aashto.org October 11, 2019 0 COMMENTSOn October 8, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) (seen above at left) and Stephanie Pollack (in above photo at right), secretary of transportation for Massachusetts, appeared with Steve Poftak, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, at a hearing before the state legislature in support of a proposed bill seeking an additional $18 billion […]
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The Georgia Department of Transportation made a series of “schedule adjustments and refinements” to its Major Mobility Investment Program or MMIP on October 8 by adding a slew of highway projects to that effort; an effort described as by the agency as “an ambitious program” to “build a better Georgia” through enhanced mobility and safety, […]
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A Whale of an App Activated by Washington State Ferries
editor@aashto.org October 11, 2019 0 COMMENTSThe Washington State Ferries – a division of the Washington State Department of Transportation – rolled out a new “whale alert” mobile phone application and web-based warning system to provide ferry captains with more accurate and updated location information for southern resident Orcas and other whale species throughout Puget Sound area. [Above photo by the […]
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