AGC and FMI Capital Partners to present webinars on implementation of the IIJA

Photograph courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Transportation Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and FMI Capital Partners will host a two-part webinar on implementation and expanded market opportunities/outlook for the 2022 highway, federal and utility construction markets due to the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) on Tuesday, Jan. 25, and [...]

By |2022-01-24T01:23:00-06:00January 24, 2022|

DOT doubles investment in Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Grant Program

Program will provide $5 million more for expedited delivery of transportation infrastructure projects through innovative finance and delivery methods Fresno, Calif., is one of five Regional Infrastructure Accelerators chosen for grants in the Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Demonstration Program. Photograph by Etherealsmoke. Creative Commons License: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) [...]

By |2022-01-13T01:25:00-06:00January 13, 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 |2022-01-05T01:09:00-06:00January 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 |2021-12-17T01:54:00-06:00December 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 |2021-12-03T02:47:00-06:00December 3, 2021|

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers designates priorities for disaster relief funding

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced work that it will accomplish with Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies, Operation and Maintenance, and Mississippi River and Tributaries account funding provided for emergency recovery efforts in the Additional Supplemental Appropriations Disaster Relief Act, 2019, Public Law 116-20. The act was signed into law June 6, 2019. [...]

By |2019-10-01T14:16:54-05:00October 1, 2019|

FAA to award $616.9 million in infrastructure grants to airports

U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced on Aug. 24 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $616.9 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. Photograph by Malcolm MacLeod “The department has been [...]

By |2018-08-29T10:12:56-05:00August 29, 2018|

Talking geosynthetics with Congressman Bruce Westerman

Reps. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark. (right), and Greg Gianforte, R-Mont. (center), discuss issues near Deer Lodge, Mont., on Oct. 30, 2017. Photograph courtesy of the Office of Rep. Greg Gianforte One of the few professional engineers in Congress, Republican Rep. Bruce Westerman of Arkansas pulls no punches when discussing the potential use of geosynthetics [...]

By |2018-08-01T00:00:41-05:00August 1, 2018|

Army Corps apportions funding for short-term natural disaster recovery projects

On May 21, 2018, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced short-term projects that it will complete with funding provided in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, signed into law Feb. 9, 2018. The act provides USACE a total of $17.398 billion in six appropriations accounts: Investigations; Construction; Mississippi River and Tributaries; Operation and [...]

By |2018-05-24T10:35:34-05:00May 24, 2018|

USDOT announces $1 billion in emergency relief for road and bridge repairs

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced April 13, 2018, the release of more than $1 billion in Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help 32 states, several U.S. territories and some federal land management agencies repair roads and bridges damaged by storms, floods and other unexpected events. FHWA’s ER program reimburses [...]

By |2018-04-17T16:58:44-05:00April 17, 2018|
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