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DOT announces historic bridge investment under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

More than $27 billion to states and tribal transportation facilities to fix an estimated 15,000 bridges nationwide Bridge at Overpeck Park in Bergen County, N.J. The DOT bridge guidance notes that federal funds can be used for 100 percent of the cost of repairing or rehabilitating locally owned bridges. Photograph by FeldBum. Creative Commons License: [...]

By |2022-01-17T01:19:00-06:00January 17, 2022|

Associated General Contractors of America says construction spending in November increased

Association officials call on Congress to promptly enact funding to fulfill promises for wide range of highway, transportation and other public sector projects included in recent bipartisan infrastructure bill. Total construction spending increased in November compared to levels in October and a year earlier, as gains in private residential and nonresidential projects outweighed decreases in [...]

By |2022-01-05T07:41:12-06:00January 5, 2022|

FHWA delivers largest federal highway apportionment in decades as part of infrastructure law funding

The Arizona Department of Transportation used geosynthetic reinforced soil–integrated bridge system (GRS–IBS) technology to accelerate replacement of the Interstate 40 bridge at Meteor City Road, 15 miles (24 km) west of Winslow in northern Arizona. Photograph courtesy of FHWA The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced Dec. 15, 2021, that it is [...]

By |2021-12-17T09:35:44-06:00December 17, 2021|

Windfall: Substantial water infrastructure funding is in the infrastructure law

Photograph courtesy U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Following the passage and signing of the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be making significant investments in the health, equity and resilience of American communities. With unprecedented funding to support our national infrastructure, EPA will improve people’s health and safety, [...]

By |2021-12-03T12:41:29-06:00December 3, 2021|

Bipartisan infrastructure bill includes marine funding priorities

The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act–commonly referred to as the bipartisan infrastructure framework (BIF)– recently passed by U.S. House of Representatives includes funding for recreation-based ports and waterways, funding for climate resiliency measures and reauthorizes the $750 million Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. Additional key recreational boating industry priorities found in [...]

By |2021-11-08T12:55:23-06:00November 9, 2021|
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