Six Months In, 4,300 Infrastructure Projects Are Underway
WASHINGTON — Six months after the signing of President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure package, the government said May 16 there are 4,300 projects underway with more than $110 billion in funding announced — milestones the administration is publicly heralding as midterm politics intensify.
May 16, 2022Sen. Carper Highlights Environmental Infrastructure Efforts
The top transportation policymaker in the U.S. Senate touted a White House agency’s role in enhancing the environmental permitting process and responding to climate change.
May 12, 2022Buttigieg Touts Infrastructure Grants Proposal
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pointed to grants proposed by the Biden White House for fiscal 2023 as funding that potentially could modernize major aspects of the country’s mobility network.
May 10, 2022Senate Panel Advances Water Infrastructure Bill
Legislation designed to enhance funding for the country’s commercial waterways was easily approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee this month.
May 9, 2022Camden Port Among Winners of New Jersey Freight Grants
The Port of Camden is among the winning projects chosen by the New Jersey Department of Transportation for $30 million in freight impact grants to improve traffic safety for large trucks.
May 4, 2022Pete Buttigieg Touts Infrastructure Funding During Budget Hearing
The country’s top transportation officer called on Senate funding leaders to approve the White House’s fiscal 2023 budget, one he said aims to modernize passenger and freight corridors with the goal of enhancing the economy.
April 28, 2022Local Leaders Embrace White House Rural Infrastructure Plan
Rural communities across the country are participating through the National League of Cities in a White House virtual initiative to learn more about gaining access to federal infrastructure funds.
April 25, 2022Biden Restores Broad Review of Infrastructure Projects
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines that were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.
April 19, 2022Congressional Transportation Leaders Tout White House Focus on Equity
Congressional transportation policy leaders endorsed the Biden administration’s aim at improving access to freight and commuter corridors through an enhanced focus on equity.
April 18, 2022Biden to Require US-Made Steel, Iron for Infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking a key step toward ensuring that federal dollars will support U.S. manufacturing — issuing requirements for how projects funded by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package source their construction material.
April 18, 2022