The CT Mirror » Connecticut pumps nearly $1.6 billion in new state and federal money into its transportation capital program each year. The problem, Department of Transportation officials testified Monday, is that to make all repairs and the strategic enhancements needed to transform the aging, overcrowded system, Connecticut needs to find 30 percent more.
Watertown Daily News » On Thursday, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced $128 million in statewide funding to repair state roadways damaged by harsh winter weather.
Transport Topics » Echoing the tenets of the infrastructure proposal, Chao emphasized the need for public-private partnerships, or P3s, to complete infrastructure projects. Her remarks come just days after White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders announced that President Donald Trump’s infrastructure package is unlikely to advance this year.
The Hill » The White House said it plans to submit “detailed legislative principles” to Congress in early January outlining President Donald Trump’s infrastructure vision. Officials are putting the finishing touches on the document, which is expected to serve as the building block for lawmakers to write legislation next year.
Los Angeles Times » The Republican-sponsored tax legislation moving through Congress has sparked alarm among Southern California transportation officials. They say changes to several lesser-known tax deductions could slow the renovation of Los Angeles International Airport and L.A. County’s ambitious plan to build more than a dozen new rail lines over the next four decades.
Roads & Bridges » The state’s 10-cents-per-gallon gas tax increase has been in place for a few years and has produced an extra $515 million for state and local governments to put toward fixing Iowa’s roads and bridges. As a result, hundreds of road and bridge construction projects have been green-lit, in either new letting or accelerated […]