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Infrastructure Act

EV Charger Funding Plans From 35 States OK'd by US DOT, DOE

Approvals for remaining state plans are expected by Sept. 30

Tom Ichniowski

September 17, 2022

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Federal approvals allow states to tap $900 million from the U.S. Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Federal Spending

House Panel Approves Mixed FY23 Funding for Dept. of Transportation

Tom Ichniowski

June 30, 2022

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Transit new starts initiative is a big winner, with small funding increases seen in other programs.

Transportation

White House Names New Port and Supply Chain Envoy

Retired US Army general Lyons called "a master of logistics"

Tom Ichniowski

May 30, 2022

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Retired U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons will lead efforts to improve cargo flow at U.S. ports and untangle slowdowns in the sprawling domestic freight supply chain.

Infrastructure Finance

US DOT, California Launch New Supply-Chain Infrastructure Program

Tom Ichniowski

November 1, 2021

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Effort would allow TIFIA loans for groups of freight and port-related projects in the state.

Brown plaque with light-colored text says "Faubourg Treme." It is underneath an overpass.

Biden Administration Seeks to Address the Interstate Highway System's Racist Past

Corinne Grinapol

April 15, 2021

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Infrastructure plan includes $20B plan to address racism that many transportation veterans say helped fuel highway projects in the past.

Nation's Infrastructure

Trump Floats $1-Trillion Infrastructure Plan, But FY21 Budget Has Some Cuts

Tom Ichniowski

February 10, 2020

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Plan's centerpiece is $810-billion highway-transit reauthorization, not fully funded.

Advances in Satellite Imagery Benefit Alaskan Infrastructure

Jeff Rubenstone

January 15, 2020

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When working in northern Alaska, keeping the roads, bridges, and other key infrastructure in good repair takes some extra work.

Tom Ichniowski

December 18, 2019

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Some, but far from all, federal infrastructure and construction programs would gain increases under congressional spending measures covering the rest of fiscal year 2020.

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.

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.

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Items Tagged with 'Dept. of Transportation'

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EV Charger Funding Plans From 35 States OK'd by US DOT, DOE

House Panel Approves Mixed FY23 Funding for Dept. of Transportation

White House Names New Port and Supply Chain Envoy

US DOT, California Launch New Supply-Chain Infrastructure Program

Biden Administration Seeks to Address the Interstate Highway System's Racist Past

Trump Floats $1-Trillion Infrastructure Plan, But FY21 Budget Has Some Cuts

Advances in Satellite Imagery Benefit Alaskan Infrastructure

Federal Spending Bill Has Mixed Results For Construction

Strong DOT, Corps Funding May Follow Stopgap

New State DOT Chiefs Face Tougher Times

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