U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $211 Million in Grants for New Buses, Facilities to Improve Bus Service Nationwide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the selections for its Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program that will help provide more modern, reliable bus service for transit riders across the country. Sixty one projects in 41 states, the Virgin Islands, and Indian Country will receive a share of nearly $211 million to replace, rehabilitate, and purchase transit buses and related equipment, and construct bus-related facilities. A list o...
DOTD Announces Enhancements to Louisiana's 511 System
BATON ROUGE – New upgrades have made Louisiana’s 511 travel information system even more powerful. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced today that advancements in its 511la.org system will allow travelers to create customized routes and will include traffic data from Waze, a community-based traffic and navigation application, and Google. Updates also include a mobile application that allows users to get hands-free, eyes-free audio notifications, plus additional fe...
America's Top 12 Transportation Projects Competing For Final National Awards
WASHINGTON – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today, announced the finalists in the 2016 America's Transportation Awards competition. Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation are now competing for the national Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award. "From a record 84 nominated projects last spring, we're down to 12 finalists competing to be called the very best transportation project in America,"...
Georgia DOT Awards $92.3 Million in Statewide Project Contracts
ATLANTA–Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has awarded 24 contracts for statewide construction and maintenance projects totaling over $92.3 million. These projects were advertised for bids in July, bids were received in August and contracts were awarded on September 2. The largest investment is the third leg of a major widening and reconstruction on State Route 140 in Bartow and Floyd counties. The 6.7-mile project —valued at nearly $56.5 million—will widen the roadway from tw...
MoDOT Seeks Proposals for 'Smart Highways'
JEFFERSON CITY – As a part of its “Road to Tomorrow” initiative, the Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking proposals for a pilot project to incorporate innovative technology into a Missouri roadway that potentially could generate new revenue streams for transportation. The project will evaluate if “smart pavement” can make roads sustainably self-funded by providing value-added wireless services to support mobile connectivity and next-generation electric, connected and autonomous ve...
Nebraska DOR Announces Availability of Additional $40 Million in Federal Transportation Funding
The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) announced more than $40 million of additional funds are available to meet transportation needs across the state in the next three years. When states do not fully utilize their federal funds in a given year, the Federal Highway Administration traditionally makes those funds available every August to other states which have spent their federal funds. This year, NDOR received an additional $19 million which will be used on highway preservation. Ac...
BTS Releases First-Ever National Transit Map Data
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released National Transit Map data, a geospatial database containing the information from 270 transit agencies that provides open, machine-readable data about their stops, routes, and schedules. The national, openly available map of fixed-guideway and fixed-route transit service in America will allow the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to demonstrate the importance and role of transit in American s...
Cardno and CEDA Partner to Provide Innovative Insights for Public Transport
Cardno was delighted to host the Committee for Economic Development of Australia’s (CEDA) luncheon in our Melbourne office last week, where invited guests discussed the future priorities for public transport. Chief Executive Officer of Yarra Trams, Nicolas Gindt, was the keynote speaker and shared Yarra Trams’ insights into global trends and innovations in public transport. He provided his thoughts on the future priorities for Yarra Trams and its role in Melbourne’s public transport system....
Partnering Program for Stakeholders Reduces Conflicts, Helps Deliver Projects on Time
PHOENIX – Since 1991, the Arizona Department of Transportation has launched projects by engaging partners from contractors to municipalities to other agencies in a process of agreeing to what they want to accomplish, how they will communicate and how they will resolve disputes. Known as partnering, this process helps deliver projects on time and with far fewer conflicts that can lead to mediation, arbitration or litigation costing both parties as well as taxpayers. “Partnering is another w...
State Transportation Department Announces Geico Sponsorship Of “Text Stops”
New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Matthew J. Driscoll today announced that GEICO is sponsoring “Text Stops” along state highways operated by the department, helping to discourage texting while driving and providing nearly $1.3 million in revenue to New York State over the next five years. “Governor Cuomo initiated the first-ever ‘Texting Zones’ along state highways in 2013, and this innovative partnership with GEICO supports New York’s broad efforts to curb distracted d...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
