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Coronavirus and Construction

In Year-End Push, Hill Leaders Reach Deal on $900B Relief Package

December 20, 2020

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Measure also includes funds for water resources, school HVAC, transit, airports and state highways

NY-NJ Port Authority May Cut Capital Plans by $1.2B

Jim Parsons

November 24, 2020

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Agency already had projected a two-year revenue loss of $3 billion.

Pandemic Sidelines Some November Infrastructure Ballot Measures

Jim Parsons

March 19, 2020

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$100-billion Bay Area plan will not go before voters on Election Day, with backers concerned that changing economics could lead to defeat.

Transportation Research Board Hears Focus on Permitting, Rural Roads

Aileen Cho

Jim Parsons

January 29, 2020

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Safety, streamlined project permitting and technology are key priorities for the U.S. Dept. of Transportation in 2020.

Transportation Funding

Tax Repeal Referendum Casts Uncertainty on Washington State Transportation Work

Richard Korman

November 20, 2019

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A lawsuit seeks to overturn results of ballot initiative repealing controversial car fee

coffer boxes being built on lower Monongahela River

The Nation's Infrastructure

Strong DOT, Corps Funding May Follow Stopgap

Tom Ichniowski

September 25, 2019

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With partisan squabbles over funds for President Donald Trump’s border wall blocking agreement on spending bills for fiscal year 2020, Congress again is turning to its usual Plan B: a stopgap bill to keep agencies’ programs, including construction accounts, operating.

$105M Maine Transportation Bond Placed on Nov. Ballot

August 28, 2019

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Maine residents will vote in November on a $105-million bond intended to shore up a state transportation budget depleted by rising project costs.

NCDOT Budget Shortfall Forces Short-Term Layoffs

August 21, 2019

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Rising costs, extensive hurricane-related road and bridge repair work and payouts from land ownership lawsuit settlements have put extra stress on North Carolina Dept. of Transportation’s budget, forcing the agency to lay off hundreds of temporary and contract workers.

$5 Billion for Road, Bridge Resilience Provided in Senate Highway Bill

An Additional $5 Billion Set Aside For Climate Change Measures

Pam Radtke Russell

July 30, 2019

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For the first time ever, climate change and resilience have been included in a federal highway bill, which passed unanimously out of committee.

Budget Forces Maine To Defer Multiple Road, Bridge Projects

May 8, 2019

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Rising costs will force the Maine Dept. of Transportation to cut multiple road and bridge projects from its $393-million work plan for 2019.

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Items Tagged with 'transportation funding'

ARTICLES

In Year-End Push, Hill Leaders Reach Deal on $900B Relief Package

NY-NJ Port Authority May Cut Capital Plans by $1.2B

Pandemic Sidelines Some November Infrastructure Ballot Measures

Transportation Research Board Hears Focus on Permitting, Rural Roads

Tax Repeal Referendum Casts Uncertainty on Washington State Transportation Work

Strong DOT, Corps Funding May Follow Stopgap

$105M Maine Transportation Bond Placed on Nov. Ballot

NCDOT Budget Shortfall Forces Short-Term Layoffs

$5 Billion for Road, Bridge Resilience Provided in Senate Highway Bill

Budget Forces Maine To Defer Multiple Road, Bridge Projects

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