FHWA Offers $300M in Grants for Federal Lands and Tribal Projects
The Federal Highway Administration published a 22-page Notice of Funding Opportunity in the Federal Register on Oct. 4 to make $300 million available through its Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects or NSFLTP program – with this funding being made available “for the first...
NCDOT Sending $147.4M to Help Improve Local Transportation
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation has begun distributing more than $147.4 million in State Street Aid to Municipalities, also known as the Powell Bill fund , to 508 municipalities across the state. The initial allocation, half of the overall total, was sent out on Wednesday, Sep...
Fiscal Year 2019 Transportation Funding Potentially Delayed until December
As the end of the federal government’s fiscal year approached, the House of Representatives approved an appropriations “minibus” funding bill on Sept. 26, which includes the Department of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2019, as well as a short term continuing resolution to temporarily fund remaining government programs – including the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development or “THUD” bill approved by the committee back in May 23...
25 Million PLN (5.8 million EUR) Loan for Photovoltaic Project in Poland
September 28, 2018. A group of project companies - including strategic investor E energija, project developer Sun Investment Group and EPC contractor I+D Energias - received funding from a Polish bank. The companies are getting a 25 million PLN (€ 5.8 million EUR) loan, which re-finances the construction costs of a part of the group’s PV (photovoltaic) power plant portfolio in Poland. The agreement was signed with ING Bank Śląski on September 25th in Warsaw. The Institute for Renewable Ene...
DOT Announces Competitive Grant Solicitation for Two New University Transportation Research Centers
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for $15 million to fund two new University Transportation Centers (UTCs). “Our Universities are at the forefront of solution-oriented research addressing America’s changing demographics and increased freight volumes,” said Keith Nelson, Senior Advisor for Research and Technology. “These funds will support UTC programs that provide students with real opportunities to take part in cutting...
South Carolina Approved for $8 Million of Federal Highway Administration “Quick Release” Emergency Funds
COLUMBIA, S.C. – At the request of Governor Henry McMaster and South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Secretary Christy Hall, SCDOT has been approved for $8 million in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) "Quick Release" Emergency Funds. USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao confirmed the approval over a phone call with the governor this afternoon. These funds would allow SCDOT to accelerate the start of repair work in the areas where highway infrastructure has been damaged. Secretary of T...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $14 Million in Emergency Relief Funds to Rebuild North Carolina’s Infrastructure Following Hurricane Florence
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $14 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help restore access to essential roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Florence throughout North Carolina. The $14 million “quick release” payment is an initial installment of funds used to restore essential traffic and limit further highway damage, which can help long-term repair and recovery effor...
Nevada Brings Home Additional $32 Million in Federal Transportation Funding
CARSON CITY, Nev. – The Nevada Department of Transportation has announced that approximately $32 million in additional federal highway spending authority has been made available for Nevada road projects through redistribution of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) fiscal year-end funds. The additional federal spending authority will help preserve state transportation funds to make them available for other road projects throughout the state. Known as August Redistribution, the FHWA annual...
NJDOT Receives Federal Accelerated Innovation Deployment Grant for Pilot Road Weather Management System
(Trenton) -The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced its first ever Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to better manage the State’s road system during weather events. This $322,461 grant will support a weather savvy roads pilot program in which up to 20 NJDOT vehicles will be outfitted with dashboard cameras and weather sensors that will feed data directly to the Department, allowing for improved situati...
Video: The Infrastructure Gap
John Authers reports from discussions at the World Bank annual meetings in Peru about problems raising finance for infrastructure. Why is the private sector reluctant to invest? Filmed by John Authers for the Financial Times. Edited by Paolo Pascual. Still images from AFP.
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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