Wisconsin Offers Employment Transportation Grants
The Wisconsin Employment and Transportation Assistance Program (WETAP) issued more than $1.7 million in grants on March 30 to 11 non-profit organizations providing employment transportation services to low income workers in 51 counties across the state. WETAP combines state funds from Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, plus federal monies, into one coordinated program that assists transportation-provider groups statewide. Eligible applica...
USDOT Announces $25 Billion to Help Nation's Public Transportation Systems Respond to COVID-19
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $25 billion in federal funding allocations to help the nation’s public transportation systems respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Funding is provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed by President Donald J. Trump on March 27, 2020. "This historic $25 billion in grant funding will ensure our nation’s public transportat...
Woolpert, Esri Develop Free Airport FEMA Reimbursement Application
The application will help airports submit forms to expedite FEMA reimbursements. DAYTON, Ohio (April 3, 2020) — Woolpert and Esri have partnered to develop a free, user-friendly application to help airports enter, track and submit reimbursable expenses to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The FEMA Reimbursement Toolkit is accessible via desktop, tablet or mobile device. It will support all FEMA-related reimbursements, including COVID-19 costs, to repay 75 cents on the dollar f...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Competitive Grant Solicitation for Nearly $5 Million for Four New University Transportation Research Centers
WASHINGTON – As part of its University Transportation Centers (UTC) program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking applications from institutions of higher education for four new Tier 1 UTCs, with total awards of $4.925 million. “Our University Transportation Centers are not only the seeds of our future transportation system, they serve as living labs, bringing research to reality. Four new UTCs will address a variety of important 21st century transportation topics,” said De...
Sunray Engineering Group Limited to raise a maximum of approximately HK$70 million by way of Public Offer and Placing
Highlights A Hong Kong-based building protection solution provider Providing solutions which integrate the provision of building protection works with a focus on waterproofing works and the supply of building protection products Ranked second in the building protection work market in Hong Kong with a market share of approximately 3.0% in terms of revenue in FY2019, according to a Frost & Sullivan Report A distributor of nine brands covering more than 400 building protection product...
Democrats eye major infrastructure component in next coronavirus package
With the ink barely dry on a massive, $2 trillion coronavirus relief package, House Democrats are already laying out their targets for the next round of emergency aid, including major investments in the nation's infrastructure systems. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), joined by several key committee chairmen, said Monday that the Democrats' fourth phase of coronavirus stimulus would be largely focused on helping the front-line medical workers, homebound parents and patients afflicted by the...
Via raises Series E financing to expand access to efficient, sustainable, and equitable public mobility across the globe
March 30, 2020 (New York, NY) — Via, the company that provides digital infrastructure to power public mobility in cities around the world, announces today that it has raised a Series E financing led by EXOR. The financing values the company at $2.25B and will enable Via to advance its vision of efficient, accessible, and equitable public mobility. Via’s technology powers the next generation of public transportation, helping cities move beyond a system of rigid routes and schedules to a fully...
Senate Passes Stimulus Package With Billions, Potentially, for Construction
Following five days of tough negotiations among Republican and Democratic leaders and the White House, the Senate has overwhelmingly approved a massive measure aimed at helping laid-off workers, financially strapped companies and a stressed health care system—all due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Senate vote, late on March 25, was 96-0. The measure still must win House approval. Under the final version—the product of a bipartisan agreement announced early in the day—billions of dollars...
FTA Makes Emergency Funding Available for Coronavirus Needs
The Federal Transit Administration expanded eligibility of federal assistance via it Emergency Relief Program on March 13 to help transit agencies coping with the Coronavirus in states where the governor has declared an emergency. [Above photo by MBTA.] This includes allowing all transit providers – including those situated in large urban areas – to use federal formula funds for emergency-related capital and operating expenses, while raising the cap on the federal government’s share of tho...
NJDOT awards $4.8 million in Airport Improvement Program grants
Grants will support projects at nine airports in seven counties (Trenton) – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced the awarding of 12 Airport Improvement Program grants totaling more than $4.8 million in state funds to support airport safety and improvement projects. These grants, which leverage federal funding and airport contributions, will support a total of $31.4 million worth of work. “New Jersey’s public-use airports are an important piece of the State’s...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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