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Tom Ichniowski

Tom Ichniowski

Tom Ichniowski has been writing about the federal government as ENR’s Washington Bureau Chief since the George H.W. Bush administration, and he has covered at least five major highway bills. A recognized expert on government policy on infrastructure and regulation, Tom is also a Baltimore native and Orioles fan who grew up rooting for Brooks and Frank Robinson. He is a graduate of Columbia College and Columbia’s graduate school of journalism, where he once used “unrelentless” in a headline.

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Infrastructure Act

US DOT Awards $1.2B for IIJA "Mega" Projects, including Hudson Tunnel

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Tom Ichniowski
January 31, 2023
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Largest grant is $292M for concrete casing, part of New York-New Jersry Hudson Tunnel project.



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Grid Infrastructure

US Agriculture Dept. Awards $2.7B in Rural Electric Grid Loans

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Tom Ichniowski
January 30, 2023
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Loans will go to rural electric utilities and co-ops to expand electric grid infrastructure and beef up security, said USDA.


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Investigations

NTSB Updates Pittsburgh Bridge Collapse Probe, No Cause Found Yet

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Tom Ichniowski
January 26, 2023
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NTSB says that "all aspects of the collapse remain under investigation."



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Disaster Recovery

FHWA Releases $29M in Emergency Funds for Calif. Post-Storm Repairs

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Tom Ichniowski
January 25, 2023
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U.S. DOT has provided an initial $29.4 million in emergency aid to Caltrans and four federal agencies to assist with the cleanup and repair of highways and bridges in the wake of the rainstorms that battered California in December and January.


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Construction Workforce

BLS: Union Construction Workforce Share Dips To Lowest in Years

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Tom Ichniowski
January 19, 2023
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New Bureau of Labor Statistics report says union portion of the total private sector construction workforce declined last year to 11.7%, the lowest annual level in a decade, but building trades counter that data understates organized labor strength.


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HIghway Infrastructure

Industry Groups Seek Cancellation of FHWA IIJA Funding Memo

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Tom Ichniowski
January 18, 2023
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AGC, ARTBA, ACEC, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other groups target the 2021 guidance document on how states should prioritize IIJA highway funding.


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The 118th Congress

New Chairman Graves Takes Central House Role on Infrastructure

New Chairs Named for House Committees
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January 12, 2023
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Veteran Missouri lawmaker Sam Graves takes the transportation and Infrastructure panel gavel


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Workforce

Construction Continues to Add Jobs, Gaining 28K in December

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Tom Ichniowski
January 6, 2023
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All sectors of the industry posted jobs' increases, led by nonresidential specialty contractors.


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Infrastructure Act

US DOT Awards $2.1B From IIJA for Major Bridge Projects

Brent Spence Bridge between Kentucky and Ohio receives largest grant
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Tom Ichniowski
January 4, 2023
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Awards are the first of the IIJA bridge program's large project grants to go out.


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Federal Buildings

GSA Allocates $300M to First Batch of Climate Act Projects

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Tom Ichniowski
December 22, 2022
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Largest allocation is $100M for the upgrade and expansion of a border station in Arizona.


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