Transportation Topics » Transportation leaders should look forward to a document coming out in the next few days that will provide additional details about President Donald Trump’s infrastructure plan, according to Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. Chao delivered keynote remarks at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ legislative meeting in Washington, Wednesday.
Star News Online » Board members passed a resolution supporting the concept of making the $1 billion new crossing a toll bridge — something the state has long planned to do. The N.C. Department of Transportation has not included replacing the bridge in its long-range transportation plans. So far, funds have been approved only for planning and […]
The Hill » House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said Wednesday that an infrastructure bill could pass in a lame-duck session of Congress if it doesn’t succeed before the midterm elections.. Shuster, who is working on a bill with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ranking member Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), said he is “committed” […]
Wisconsin State Journal » A new road project serving the $10 billion Foxconn plant in Racine County could reduce funding for other state roads by as much as $90 million in the current budget, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The reduction leaves state highway rehabilitation funding as much as $870 million short of the $2.4 billion […]
Green Biz » As Cape Town and, to a less urgent extent, many other parts of the world deal with the ongoing effects of climate change and drought, officials can leverage SROI analysis to determine how best to address water crises before they begin, from both a policy and infrastructure perspective.