Freight Stakeholders Press Congress for Results
WASHINGTON — With the 118th session of Congress underway, freight stakeholders are calling on lawmakers to prioritize proposals targeting supply chain connectivity and long-standing concerns associated with the trucking workforce.
Federal COVID Aid to be Allowed for Disaster Infrastructure Use
State and local governments will soon gain new flexibility to spend billions of federal coronavirus relief dollars on things not directly related to the pandemic.
$100 Million Maryland Grant to Fund I-81 Lane Expansion
Construction will move forward to ease congestion in western Maryland and improve regional freight transportation along Interstate 81 after Gov. Larry Hogan awarded the project a $100 million grant.
FHWA Announces $2.1 Billion for Four Large Bridge Projects
President Joe Biden on Jan. 4 visited the worn-out Brent Spence Bridge in Kentucky as part of the administration’s renewed push to highlight the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Nebraska Opens Lincoln South Beltway
One of Nebraska’s largest transportation projects is completed with the recent opening of the main part of the four-lane, east-west Lincoln South Beltway.
January 3, 2023IIJA’s Implementation Gained Momentum in 2022
President Joe Biden during his State of the Union Address to Congress this year proclaimed that the United States was embarking on an “infrastructure decade,” setting the tone for the administration’s efforts to implement the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure law.
Expansion Plan Announced for Port of New Orleans
Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Port of New Orleans and two global maritime companies on Dec. 13 announced the formation of a public-private partnership to build a new $1.8 billion container facility on the lower Mississippi River.
With Road Projects on the Rise, Experts Offer Work Zone Tips
Thanks to the infrastructure funding bill, badly needed improvements to the nation’s roadways and bridges will be underway in large numbers next year. This work brings with it a corresponding increase in construction work zones, which demand caution from drivers passing through.
Missouri Extends Two Special Permits Until March
Missouri’s statewide drought emergency and overwidth hauling permits to help provide hay to ranchers and farmers have been extended through March 1.
IIJA’s Implementation Raises Concerns, Draws Praise at Senate EPW
More than a year after a $1 trillion infrastructure law was enacted, the Republican leader on the U.S. Senate highway policy panel revisited her concerns related to funding guidance from the U.S. Department of Transportation.