Highway Infrastructure Key Lawmakers Want U.S. DOT Update on Missed Deadline for User-Fee Advisory Panel Tom Ichniowski July 25, 2023 No Comments Infrastructure Act mandated setting up vehicle-miles-traveled advisory panel by late March 2022.Read More
Federal Spending Senate DOT Spending Plan Draws Industry Support Over House's Deep Cuts Tom Ichniowski July 23, 2023 No Comments A wide gap between House and Senate committees' DOT 2024 appropriations bills shows contrast in transportation spending priorities.Read More
Airport Infrastructure House Passes FAA Bill With $20B for Airport Construction Grants Tom Ichniowski July 20, 2023 No Comments Focus now shifts to Senate, where committee has yet to act on FAA bill.Read More
Clean Energy Biden Administration Launches $20B in Grant Programs to Cut Carbon Emissions Tom Ichniowski July 14, 2023 No Comments Advocates describe fund as a "climate bank."Read More
Construction Workforce With 'No Letup in Demand' for Workers, Construction Adds 23,000 Jobs in June Tom Ichniowski July 7, 2023 No Comments While construction's jobless rate rose to 3.6% in June, economists noted that the industry had 396,000 job openings as of the end of May.Read More
Federal Funding As Congressional Spending Bills Advance, Corps 2024 Numbers Look Strong Tom Ichniowski June 30, 2023 No Comments Congressional appropriators face the threat of new cutbacks as they aim to meet a yearend deadline.Read More
Transportation Infrastructure US DOT Picks Winners for $2.2B in RAISE Grants Tom Ichniowski June 29, 2023 No Comments Roadway projects received approximately half of the total funding, with about $1.1 billion.Read More
Infrastructure Act US DOT Opens Round for IIJA Grant Competitions Totaling $5.6B Tom Ichniowski June 27, 2023 No Comments Department's combined application, now called the Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant program, has an Aug. 21 deadline.Read More
Construction Technology FHWA Starts $85M Program to Help State DOTs Boost Technology Grants intended to spur adoption of modern digital project delivery and asset management systems among agencies Tom Ichniowski June 27, 2023 No Comments Initial round of grant funding in the five-year program will total $34 million.Read More
Infrastructure Act Commerce Dept. Allots $42.5B to States for High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Tom Ichniowski June 26, 2023 No Comments Texas receives largest allocation among the states at $3.3 billion.Read More