What’s New? On Dec. 2 President Joe Biden signed a bill to end the long-standing labor agreement between a freight rail station and its union workers and mitigated a rail strike. “The bill I’m about to sign ends a difficult rail dispute and helps our nation avoid what without a doubt would have been an […]
What’s New? US Route 212 was awarded $10 million on Sept. 15 from the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America federal funding account. Route 212 is a major corridor that connects Southwest Minnesota and Twin Cities. The corridor spans 161 miles in Minnesota and connects 22,000 square miles of Minnesota and South Dakota. The funds will be […]
What’s New?On October 11, the Biden Administration announced that $60 billion (yes, billion with a “B”) of federal funding would be used to repair transportation corridors nationwide. “America’s roads and bridges are the vital arteries of our transportation system, connecting people and goods across the country,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. On Oct. 13 the White House […]
What’s new?Texas Department of Transportation has announced its plan to spend $85 billion on roadways, focusing on congestion, enhanced transportation safety, and improved highways over the next 10 years. The governor gave the stamp of approval on Aug. 30.The funds will be distributed across 12 construction categories, including, highways, international trade, maritime, aviation, and public […]
What’s New?On Thursday, Sept. 15 U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced that the Biden-Harris Administration has awarded $1.5 billion for highway, multimodal freight, and rail projects that will make the nation’s transportation systems safer and more resilient.”Today we are announcing transformative investments in our nation’s roads, bridges, ports, and rail to improve the way […]
What’s New? Illinois Department of Transportation’s Data-Driven Decisions Tool has selected 13 projects for state investment improvements. The analytics tool was used to assess current infrastructure projects adding highway capacity to a 6-year state program. The tool was used to determine which projects would benefit the most under the state’s Multi-Year Program (fiscal years 2023 […]
What’s New? The Department of Transportation (DOT) is giving $513.2 million to 30 states as part of their Emergency Relief Program for infrastructure. The goal of the program is to provide relief to communities after extreme weather and wildfires. “From recent hurricanes that struck the Gulf Coast, to wildfires in California and floods and mudslides […]
Background On July 15, President Joe Biden blocked a freight railroad strike in Omaha, Nebraska. This strike would disrupt the fragile supply chain by delaying the shipment of goods for at least 60 days. To combat this, President Biden appointed a board of arbitrators, the Presidential Emergency Board, to help the dispute with contract building […]
What’s New?California, Ohio, New Mexico, New York, and Texas will split $4.8 million provided by the United States Department of Transportation.This funding aims to speed up planning, preliminary design, and engineering for infrastructure in some states.Announced on Aug. 22 under the Regional Infrastructure Acceleration Program, under the Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau.“The new awards […]
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is a scaled-back version of President Biden’s Build Back Better climate change proposal. The Inflation Reduction Act aims to combat severe weather events for infrastructure projects and promote greener sources of energy for transportation networks. The freight-centered bill comes to a grand $740 billion and while the bill details […]