Items Tagged with 'Dept. of Transportation'

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coffer boxes being built on lower Monongahela River

The Nation's Infrastructure

Strong DOT, Corps Funding May Follow Stopgap

September 25, 2019

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.

Executive News

New State DOT Chiefs Face Tougher Times

Debra K. Rubin

February 14, 2019

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Kansas Democrat Laura Kelly taps a Burns & McDonnell female exec; NYU engineering school names new construction innovation hub leads.

Water Infrastructure

White House Plan Would Break Up Corps Civil-Works Functions

Proposal is one of many organizational changes sought by Trump administration

Tom Ichniowski

July 3, 2018

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Plan would shift navigation responsibilities to DOT, other nonmilitary operations to Interior Dept.

Federal Funding

More Federal Disaster-Relief Spending Bills Expected

Senator says newly enacted $15.3-billion package may only last "weeks"

Tom Ichniowski

September 12, 2017

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White House official says as many as three additional emergency spending bills will be coming.

Aileen Cho

Jim Parsons

January 18, 2017

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Technology, transitions and transformation are all topping the discussions among transportation professionals.

Chao Hearing Gives a Peek at Trump Infrastructure Plan

Tom Ichniowski

January 18, 2017

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Construction industry officials hungering for details about President-elect Donald Trump’s $1-trillion infrastructure proposal have gleaned some hints about the plan from Elaine Chao, Trump’s nominee to lead the Dept. of Transportation.

Feds Probe Civil Rights Issues on I-70 Project

Review follows a civil rights complaint that the $1.2-billion Denver highway expansion harms minority community.

December 20, 2016

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Review follows a civil rights complaint that the $1.2-billion Denver highway expansion harms minority community.

Presidential Transition

Trump Names Ex-Labor Secretary Chao as His Choice to Head US DOT

President-elect's selection also was Deputy DOT Secretary from 1989-1991

Tom Ichniowski

November 29, 2016

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Chao would play important role in developing and promoting Trump's promised plan to step up infrastructure investment.

Transportation

U.S. DOT Begins to Release Post-Hurricane Highway Aid

North Carolina receives $5 million for repairs in wake of Hurricane Matthew

Tom Ichniowski

October 14, 2016

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Foxx says N.C. funds are only a "down payment" on eventual federal road repair aid there.

Columbus Wins 'Smart City' Grant from US DOT

Allen Zeyher

June 29, 2016

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Hoping not only to improve transportation options and lower infant mortality rates in disadvantaged communities but also to serve as a case study for other cities, Columbus, Ohio, has won a $40-million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge.

ENR

Nov 25, 2019

Fixed-price contracts, including for P3s such as this major Ohio road expansion, have lifted contractor margins when projects are priced right and run well. But more red ink linked to tougher projects and owner demands have firms seeking new risk balance—or changing their business model

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