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| Date/Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2021 | Utah’s $725 Million Highway Project Begins Construction | The new 16-mile highway will feature four lanes on each side and six new interchanges for it to connect with I-15 and local roads. “In the last 10 years, Utah has grown faster than any ot ...Read more |
| May 27, 2021 | US Senate Committee Unanimously Passes $304 Billion Highway Bill | The funding lasts for five years and marks a massive increase over the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which carried $226.3 billion in funds. The extension on the FAST Ac ...Read more |
| May 27, 2021 | USDOT Announces $10 Million in Funding for Tribal Transit Projects | The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced on Wednesday that $10 million is available in competitive grant funding for Native authorities for use towards tra ...Read more |
| May 15, 2021 | Maryland DOT Scales Back Beltway Expansion Plan | The new proposal does away with lane expansions on the eastern part of I-495 and I-270 following criticism from environmental activists and local officials, the DCist ...Read more |
| May 8, 2021 | South Carolina’s ‘Malfunction Junction’ to Get $1.7b Upgrade | Located in the heart of South Carolina, the ‘Malfunction Junction’ sees more than 134,000 vehicles pass through it each day. According to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) ...Read more |
| May 7, 2021 | Are Authorities Doing Enough to Prevent DBE Fraud? | Last month, an investigation by Boston’s local National Public Radio affiliate GBH uncovered fraud by Gilbane / Hunt, the construction manager of a minor league baseball park in Worcester, Massac ...Read more |
| April 25, 2021 | New Mexico Road Project to Benefit State Energy Sector | “This budget is responsible and responsive to the needs of New Mexicans right now and in the future,” Democratic Governor Lujan Grisham said. “This legislative season has been a remar ...Read more |
| April 30, 2021 | Tennessee Releases $2.5b Transportation Construction Plan | On Wednesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the state’s Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner Bill Clay Bright released a plan for 68 infrastructure projects. According to the ...Read more |
| April 28, 2021 | GOP Unveils $568b Infrastructure Counter Offer | Biden’s plan, covered previously by Contractor News here, calls for $2 trillion to be ...Read more |
| April 13, 2021 | West Virginia DOT Announces $40m in Road Project Awards | The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WHDOT) announced late last month $40 million awarded construction projects and $1 million in spending on fixing potholes since early February. |