What We Looked At Since its establishment in 2009, the Office of the Secretary’s (OST) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program has provided billions of dollars for infrastructure improvements and economic development.…
Observations on Federal Funding Support for Positive Train Control Implementation
On March 1, 2018, the Assistant Inspector General for Surface Transportation Audits testified before the Senate on the implementation of positive train…
SCDOT Launches New Web Link to Track 10-Year Rebuilding Plan Spending and Project List
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has taken more steps to allow the public to view a detailed revenue statement and project list…
FRA Takes Applications for $73M in Grants to Rail Capital Projects, Operating Assistance
The Federal Railroad Administration said it is taking applications over the next few months for about $73 million in grant funding under two programs "for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support capital projects and boost safety initiatives…
EPA Awards Millions in Grants to Ports, Transit Operations, Others to Cut Diesel Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded millions of dollars in grants this month to ports, transit operators and other agencies across the country to help remove old diesel engines from heavy trucks, buses, ferries and other transportation equipment…
State DOTs Urge Congress to Move Project Funding Via Highway, Transit Formulas
​The organization representing all state departments of transportation has called on Congress to route new infrastructure appropriations through existing formula-based federal highway and transit programs, and warned against allocating it through discretionary…
Caltrans Distributes $173.4M in State Grants to Local Transportation Agencies
The California Department of Transportation said it has awarded $173.4 million in the first round of Local Partnership Program grants funded through last year's Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Caltrans said Feb. 5 that the California Transportation…
Louisiana to Tap $600M in GARVEE Bonds to Build Major Highway Projects in Three Areas
Gov. John Bel Edwards and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson said they would seek $600 million in federal Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) bonds to build four major road and bridge projects that have been…
Agilitas Backs Buyout of Hydro International
Agilitas, a pan-European private equity firm, today announces the buyout of Hydro International Limited ("Hydro" or the "Company"), a leading global provider of advanced products, services and technology for the treatment of wastewater and the control of stormwater,…
FRA Announces $73 Million Available for Rail Capital Projects and Operating Assistance
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced that it is accepting applications for $73 million in grant funding for projects that can strengthen intercity passenger rail, support…
