U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Aug. 29 that she directed Federal Highway Administration officials to provide Texas with $25 million in quick-response emergency relief funds to help repair traffic lights, signage and flood-damaged roads and…
$17.3M Available Through Oct. 31 from ITD’s Public Transportation Office for Rural Service
BOISE - Nearly $17.3 million in funding is available through Oct. 31 from the Idaho Transportation Department’'s Public Transportation (ITD-PT) office…
DOT Announces More Than $4 Million in Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness Instructor and Safety Training Grants
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced more than $4 million…
FTA Taking Applications for $30M in Grants for Passenger Ferry Service
The Federal Transit Administration said it is taking applications through Oct. 23 for $30 million in fiscal 2017 competitive grants for passenger ferry projects in urbanized areas. The grant program, it said, "is authorized by Congress to support ferry service…
Ryan Says Congress Likely to Need Budget Extension; Could Delay Oct. 1 FAST Act Increases
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Congress will probably need to extend current-year funding of most government operations before the new budget year begins Oct. 1, an action that could delay another year of scheduled increases in highway funding. Ryan made…
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $282.6 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 67 Airports in 29 States
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $282.6 million in airport infrastructure grants to 67 airports in 29 states across the United States as part of the…
White House: Infrastructure Plan to Come After Congress Handles Tax Reform
A top aide to President Trump told reporters Aug 15 that the administration plans to first pursue a tax reform plan in Congress this autumn, then turn to the long-promised infrastructure investment plan. Gary Cohn, director of the president's National Economic…
PHMSA Announces Pipeline and HazMat Safety Grant Funding Opportunities
PHMSA Announces Pipeline and HazMat Safety Grant Funding Opportunities. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration published Notices of Funding Opportunity for the Hazardous Materials Community Safety Grant (CST) and its Technical Assistance…
U.S. Department of Transportation Proposes $78.88 Million in FASTLANE Small Grants to 10 Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON - The Department of Transportation has provided a list of 10 proposed FY 2017 FASTLANE Small Project grant awards totaling $78.88 million to the authorizing committees of jurisdiction for a 60-day Congressional review period. This year, seven of…
USDOT Finalizes Nearly $629M TIFIA Loan for Orange County (Calif.) I-405 Project
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Build America Bureau said it will provide up to a $628.93 million TIFIA loan to the Orange County (Calif.) Transportation Authority to cover about a third of the estimated cost to expand both general highway capacity…
