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DOT says transportation capital program needs more funding

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.

April 8, 2019|

Thousands of Bridges In ‘Urgent Need of Repairs’

Route Fifty » More than 47,000 of America’s bridges are in urgent need of repairs, slightly fewer than last year thanks largely to the federal government’s new definition of the term “structurally deficient,” according to a report by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.  The study uses the latest data available from federal government’s National Bridge Inventory Database.

April 8, 2019|

Getting There: Congestion pricing isn’t coming to Spokane, but these roads aren’t free and never were

The Spokesman-Review » Roads have been free so long, people have forgotten how expensive they really are.

April 8, 2019|

The Boring Company: What 8 Cities Really Think of Elon Musk’s Tunnel Vision

Inverse » Elon Musk is getting dug into the nitty-gritty of city politics. The Boring Company, a venture the entrepreneur started two years ago, has been aiming to convince local legislators that the answers to their traffic woes is building lots of tunnels. City officials from Sydney to New York have mixed reactions, now that an initial 1.14-mile test tunnel (cost: $10 million) has been opened for assessment.

March 26, 2019|

Congress Returns to Debate Infrastructure, Fiscal 2020 Funding, Nominees

Transport Topics » Policymakers make their way back to Capitol Hill after a weeklong spring recess to continue to stitch together the provisions for a comprehensive infrastructure bill they want to pass by August. Their ongoing debate on infrastructure policy is likely to coincide with partisan fights over transportation funding priorities, as well as floor votes on key DOT nominees.

March 21, 2019|
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