Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced New York will utilize the $127.7 million received from the 2016 Volkswagen settlement to dramatically increase the number of electric vehicles and other clean vehicles in the state. Covered vehicles include new buses,…
U.S. DOT Official Joins State and Local Leaders to Announce $90 Million Infrastructure Investment for Idaho
NAMPA, Idaho – On behalf of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson joined state…
Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter and FHWA Deputy Administrator Brandye Hendrickson announce $90.2M grant to expand I-84 in Nampa
NAMPA – Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Brandye Hendrickson and Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter commemorated the historic…
Murphy Administration Announces $30.1 Million for New Local Freight Impact Fund Grants
(Trenton) – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced the first grants in the new Local Freight Impact Fund program totaling $30.1 million to help municipalities provide for the safe movement of large truck traffic. “New Jersey…
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Major Infrastructure Investment in Northern Kentucky Region
BOONE COUNTY, KY. – U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao was joined today by Kentucky Secretary of Transportation Greg Thomas, Congressman Thomas Massie, and Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moore to announce $75 million in…
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $84.5 Million in Grants to Support Advanced Bus Technology Projects Nationwide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $84.45 million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure…
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $616.9 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Airports in 45 States and 4 U.S. Territories
WASHINGTON–U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $616.9 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program…
Murphy Administration Announces $161 Million in FY19 County Aid
(Trenton) - New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti today announced $161.25 million in County Aid to help make infrastructure improvements on the local level. This funding was doubled in Fiscal Year 2018 to become…
Brookings Institution: View Infrastructure as an ‘Economic Anchor’
Political leadership at the local level should be encouraged to view infrastructure projects ranging from water treatment plants, power plants, seaports, airports, to transit networks in both large cities and rural areas alike as “key economic anchors,”…
Murphy Administration Announces $47.3 Million in Bridge Grants
TRENTON – The state Department of Transportation (DOT) July 31 announced 47 Local Bridge, Future Needs grants totaling $47.3 million to help counties maintain local bridges in a state of good repair. According to a release, these are the largest bridge grant…
