Pandemic Pennsylvania Pauses Highway, Bridge Work to Curb Coronavirus Spread Jim Parsons March 17, 2020 No Comments All road and bridge construction by the state DOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission was ordered to stop as of midnight, March 17.Read More
Trump Administration Flashes New Caution Light for NJ Bridge Funds Justice Department legal opinion could hold up Portal Bridge replacement Richard Korman March 9, 2020 One Comment Feds have consistently blocked any federal dollars to replace nearby aging Hudson River tunnelRead More
Judge's Move Delays Last Lawsuit to Block $2B D.C Suburb Light Rail Project Jim Parsons March 8, 2020 No Comments Judge halts proceedings and recuses himself in $2B Purple Line case, citing potential conflict of interest.Read More
Hopeful Signs, But Tough Path for Highway-Transit Bill Tom Ichniowski March 4, 2020 No Comments With seven months to go before the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation, or FAST, Act expires, there have been glimmerings of progress on a long-term successor for that $305-billion highway-transit authorization.Read More
Rail Transit Infrastructure DOT, Amtrak Weigh Near-Term Repair Plan for Hudson River Tunnel Tom Ichniowski February 27, 2020 No Comments But top House appropriator calls plan "a nonstarter," unless DOT also funds new $12B Hudson tunnel.Read More
Transportation Infrastructure DeFazio Hopes to Have Transportation Bill Ready in March House chairman aiming for April committee vote on the measure Tom Ichniowski February 26, 2020 No Comments State DOT leaders' views vary on whether Congress will pass long-term transport bill by October.Read More
Transit Infrastructure Senate Panel Starts Work on Transit Reauthorization Tom Ichniowski February 25, 2020 No Comments Banking committee hearing includes calls for increased overall funding and a focus on rural areas.Read More
Transportation Special Report Elusive Recipe: How to Make Recycled Road Materials That Last Illinois guilty plea shed light on hit-or-miss search for way to use recycled asphalt shingles Jeff Yoders Aileen Cho February 25, 2020 One Comment The cost of funding research and shepherding new materials through the regulatory process was often paid by trade groups.Read More
Environmental Regulations Skirmishing Continues Over Proposed NEPA Rules Revisions Tom Ichniowski February 24, 2020 No Comments Industry officials praise changes as way to speed project reviews; critics blast plan as rollback for key environmental law.Read More
Infrastructure & Politics Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Tout Infrastructure Plans at Las Vegas Forum Doug Puppel February 17, 2020 No Comments Biden, Klobuchar, Buttigieg and Steyer made bipartisan pitches to boost attention to biggest US needs.Read More