The group that represents state departments of transportation wants to see the USDOT increase the federal share of financing projects under TIFIA, the department's main infrastructure loan program, and "develop a simpler, faster and more reliable application…
RIDOT Makes In-State Train Rides Free Rest of Year to Get Travelers Off Busy Highway
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is trying to increase traveler awareness of a transit option, and get more travelers off a busy highway, by…
Michael Baker International Improves Commute for Chesapeake Residents with Bridge Replacement and Boulevard Improvement Project
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, recently helped to provide a safer and more efficient commute…
Florida I-595 Corridor Improvements Project & Colorado DOT’s David Spector Honored with National Public-Private Partnership (P3) Awards
(WASHINGTON) - The I-595 Corridor Improvements Project in Florida and David Spector, director of the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), have been recognized as models of excellence in innovative transportation financing by the American…
CH2M-Designed Ohio Interchange Improvements Earn Recognition as Best Urban Highway Project
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Department of Transportation's I-270/US 33 Interchange, designed by CH2M, received the 2017 ODOT/ACEC Partnering Award for Excellence in Highway Design in the Best Urban Project category. The ODOT/ACEC Awards for Excellence in Highway…
Jacobs Wins Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation Awards
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has received the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) / Tarmac Health & Safety at Work Award 2017 in recognition of its Mental Health Matters program, which focuses on promoting positive…
Sen. Wyden, Rep. Barletta & Australian Ambassador Joe Hockey Scheduled to Speak July 13 at ARTBA’s 29th Annual P3s in Transportation Conference
(WASHINGTON) - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee member Lou Barletta (R-Pa.), and Australian Ambassador to the United States, the Honorable Joe Hockey, are among the featured speakers…
Sound Trnsit Says USDOT Completes $87.7M TIFIA Loan for Light Rail Facility
Sound Transit, the public transit agency serving the Seattle area, said the U.S. Department of Transportation executed a long-term, low-interest loan of $87.7 million "that will reduce regional taxpayers' costs in constructing a new maintenance base in Bellevue…
Missouri DOT: Limited State Investment Program Focuses on System Preservation
The director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, Patrick McKenna, said his department will "focus limited resources" on preserving as much of the existing road system as possible, but that tight finances mean the department can "only tread water"…
Gov. Ricketts Launches New Nebraska DOT
Inaugurating both a newly named Nebraska Department of Transportation and a new organizational structure, Gov. Pete Ricketts and NDOT Director Kyle Schneweis unveiled the department's new name and logo. The new state DOT merged what had been the Department…
