U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $14.7 Million to Improve Transit Access in Selected Communities Around the Country
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced that 16 organizations around the country will receive a share of $14.7 million in grants to support comprehensive planning projects that improve access to public transit. The funds are made available through FTA’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning Pilot Program for communities that are developing new or expanded mass transit systems. A list of selected projects is available onli...
Transportation Committee Leaders Congratulate FAST Act Transportation Technology Program Grant Award Winners
Washington, DC - U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, along with Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, today released the following joint statement on the selection of the Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD) program competitive grant award winners by the...
Governor Announces New Rustic Roads Designated in Forest and Door Counties
Governor Walker announces new Rustic Roads designated in Forest and Door counties Brings Rustic Roads total to 119 Governor Scott Walker announces the designation of two new Rustic Roads in the state: Rustic Road 118 in town of Wabeno, Forest County and Rustic Road 119 in town of Washington, Door County. Rustic Road 118 (R-118), a 26.3-mile paved and gravel route located in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, begins at the intersection of WIS 32 and County C in the historic...
Georgia DOT Awards Over $79.3 Million in Statewide Project Contracts
ATLANTA–Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has awarded 19 contracts for statewide construction and maintenance projects totaling $79,375,633. These projects were advertised for bids in August, bids were received in September and contracts were awarded on September 30. Georgia DOT continues its focus on maintaining and preserving existing infrastructure with 11 awards totaling $36.7 million for resurfacing or concrete pavement replacement on state routes. These include: 33.7 mi...
US Route 35 Project Employs 300 from Construction and Consulting Engineering Firms
CHARLESTON – Construction of the final nearly 15-mile section of US Route 35 in Mason and Putnam counties is currently employing 300 people from construction and consulting companies. At $174.4 million, the project is the second largest awarded contract in the Division of Highways’ history and its second public-private partnership. This 14.6 mile-section will complete the US Route 35 upgrade in West Virginia and will provide a four-lane highway from I-64 at Crooked Creek in Putnam County to...
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx on Historic Agreement to Combat Carbon Emissions in Aviation
Last week, I spoke at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Assembly and said that we must agree on a comprehensive approach to achieving carbon-neutral growth. I was proud to represent the United States as an early adopter of the global market-based measure (GMBM) addressing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions as part of ICAO’s broader basket of measures to enable carbon neutral growth from 2020, and I strongly urged all nations to support this comprehensive plan. For more than four...
CH2M's Program Management Team Helps Fort Worth Transportation Authority Advance TEXRail to Construction
FORT WORTH, Texas - On August 24, the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (FWTA) broke ground at three separate locations for the new 27 mile, nine-station TEXRail commuter rail system that will connect downtown Fort Worth with the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, providing access to major activity and employment centers along the corridor. CH2M was instrumental in helping achieve this construction kickoff milestone, providing program management consulting services and engineer...
MPT Project Success at Light Rail Awards
The Laing O’Rourke, VolkerRail and Thales (MPT) project team is celebrating after taking top honours at this year’s Global Light Rail Awards. The joint venture took home a trio of awards including the Significant Safety Award - for the range and variety of initiatives developed and implemented by the team; to enhance the safety and well-being of all concerned and impacted by the work - and the Project of the Year(under 50m Euros), for the works at the new Exchange Square Metrolink stop. Th...
Governor Cuomo Announces Transformational Plan to Reimagine New York’s Bridges and Tunnels for 21st Century
To Reduce Congestion, MTA's 7 Bridges and 2 Tunnels in Metropolitan Region to Adopt Automatic, or "Open Road" Tolling to Increase Traffic Flow for Millions of Travelers – Eliminating MTA Toll Booths To Combat Emerging Security Threats, Surge in Security Personnel to Take Effect at All Crossings, Plus Installation of State-of-the-Art Cameras and Sensors to Detect Toll Evaders, Scofflaws or Suspects To Harden Crossings, 500-Year Flood Barriers to be Installed at Both Tunnels Plus Increased P...
Autonomous Cars Will Reach Sales of 24 Million Units in 2030
Gothenburg, Sweden - According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the first autonomous cars will debut in 2020. The total number of new registrations of autonomous cars is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 62 percent from 0.2 million units in 2020 to reach 24 million units in 2030. The active installed base of autonomous cars is forecasted to have reached about 71 million at the end of 2030. These figures include SAE Level 3 and 4 cars. It is important to not...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
