U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $586 Million in Airport Infrastructure Grants
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $586 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. “These airport investments will create jobs in local communities, upgrade reliability and further improve safety of air travel for the flying public,” said Secretary Chao. This fifth incr...
FHWA Taking Applications for $225M Competitive Bridge Funding Opportunity
The Federal Highway Administration said in a notice of funding opportunity issued Sept. 5 that it will be accepting grant applications for $225 million worth of funding via its Competitive Highway Bridge program through Dec. 4. FHWA added in its NOFO that “eligible applicants” for competitive bridge grants are state departments of transportation representing states with a population density of less than 100 individuals per square mile. Per that requirement, the agency said eligible state D...
Governor Walker Announces Almost $16 Million in Awards for Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
Governor Scott Walker today announced that 29 agencies across the state will receive $15.7 million in funding for Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) projects. TAP projects are federally-funded, smaller scale transportation projects have a utilitarian purpose which expand travel choice, strengthen the local economy, improve the quality of life and protect the environment. “It’s important that both urban and rural residents have safe options to get to school and work,” says Governor Walke...
Department of Energy Announces $80 Million Investment in Advanced Vehicle Technologies Research
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 42 projects totaling $80 million to support advanced vehicle technologies that can enable more affordable mobility, strengthen domestic energy security, reduce our dependence on foreign sources of critical materials, and enhance U.S. economic growth. This work supports DOE’s goal to invest in early-stage research of transportation technologies that can give families and businesses greater choice in how they...
Governor Cuomo Announces New York to Invest $127.7 Million Volkswagen Settlement in Clean Vehicles
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced New York will utilize the $127.7 million received from the 2016 Volkswagen settlement to dramatically increase the number of electric vehicles and other clean vehicles in the state. Covered vehicles include new buses, trucks, locomotives, ferries, tug boats, and cargo handling equipment, as well as the availability of electric vehicle charging equipment statewide. At the Governor's direction, the state Department of Environmental Conservation in concert w...
U.S. DOT Official Joins State and Local Leaders to Announce $90 Million Infrastructure Investment for Idaho
NAMPA, Idaho – On behalf of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, Deputy Federal Highway Administrator Brandye L. Hendrickson joined state and local officials today to announce a $90.2 million grant for the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD)’s I-84 Karcher Interchange to Franklin Boulevard project. The funding is provided through the “Infrastructure for Rebuilding America” (INFRA) discretionary grant program. “The Department is proud to help Idaho invest in better transportation...
Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter and FHWA Deputy Administrator Brandye Hendrickson announce $90.2M grant to expand I-84 in Nampa
NAMPA – Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Brandye Hendrickson and Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter commemorated the historic approval of a $90.2 million grant that will help fund the expansion of Interstate 84 in Canyon County. The grant is part of the Infrastructure For Rebuilding America (INFRA) program, administered through the U.S. Department of Transportation. The program is a major investment in transportation funding by the Trump Administration. Across the na...
Murphy Administration Announces $30.1 Million for New Local Freight Impact Fund Grants
(Trenton) – The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced the first grants in the new Local Freight Impact Fund program totaling $30.1 million to help municipalities provide for the safe movement of large truck traffic. “New Jersey roads and bridges carry some of the heaviest amount of commercial truck traffic in the country every day,” NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti said. “The Local Freight Impact Fund is an example of your gas tax dollars at work. The ne...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Major Infrastructure Investment in Northern Kentucky Region
BOONE COUNTY, KY. – U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao was joined today by Kentucky Secretary of Transportation Greg Thomas, Congressman Thomas Massie, and Boone County Judge Executive Gary Moore to announce $75 million in infrastructure grants, including both Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) and Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants, for the Northern Kentucky region. “This $75 million investment in this key infrastructure in Northern Kentucky...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $84.5 Million in Grants to Support Advanced Bus Technology Projects Nationwide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $84.45 million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced propulsion technologies. Fifty-two projects in 41 states will receive a share of the funding. “Communities across America will benefit from these investments in their transportation infrastructure,” said U.S. Tran...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
