USDA announces $4 billion in available water-infrastructure grants Gallery USDA announces $4 billion in available water-infrastructure grants Funding, Trump & Infrastructure, U.S. News, Water USDA announces $4 billion in available water-infrastructure grantsTrib Live » This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $4 billion in grant funding to help upgrade and rebuild rural water infrastructure throughout the nation. Monday’s announcement is expected to benefit 165,000 people living in rural communities in 24 states. Michelle2018-10-08T10:24:51-08:00July 30, 2018|
VIDEO: Elevated toll roads being built for Tampa Bay’s $545M Gateway ExpresswayEquipment World » The project, expected to be completed in late 2021, adds toll lanes, and aims to improve traffic flow and expand capacity. Michelle2018-08-08T14:37:49-08:00July 30, 2018|
W. Va. DOT Secretary: High construction costs raise issues for Roads to Prosperity Gallery W. Va. DOT Secretary: High construction costs raise issues for Roads to Prosperity Highways, West Virginia W. Va. DOT Secretary: High construction costs raise issues for Roads to ProsperityW. Va. DOT Secretary: High construction costs raise issues for Roads to Prosperity » West Virginia’s top transportation official says that his department is concerned about a reported 8.8 percent inflation rate for construction costs as the state embarks on its $2.8 billion “Roads to Prosperity” initiative. Among the reasons for the sharp price hike: higher prices on asphalt and tariffs that imported steel. Michelle2018-08-08T11:55:45-08:00July 30, 2018|
A $100 Billion Train: The Future of California or a Boondoggle? Gallery A $100 Billion Train: The Future of California or a Boondoggle? California, California High Speed Rail, High-Speed Rail, Project to Watch, Rail A $100 Billion Train: The Future of California or a Boondoggle?The New York Times » Far from the debates in Washington and Sacramento, the $100 billion Los Angeles-to-San Francisco bullet train has moved off the drawing board and onto 21 construction sites spread across five Central California counties. Work began two weeks ago on one of the more ambitious pieces of the project — an overpass that will carry trains over a major highway in Fresno — and ground will be broken on three more viaducts in the next few months. Michelle2018-10-08T10:17:26-08:00July 30, 2018|
Work to begin on Interstate 70 toll project in Denver Gallery Work to begin on Interstate 70 toll project in Denver Central 70 (Colorado), Colorado, Highways, Roads Work to begin on Interstate 70 toll project in DenverDenver Post » Construction is to begin this week on Denver’s Interstate 70 widening project, which includes a tolled express lane in both directions of a 10-mile segment. The project is expected to take four years to complete. Michelle2018-10-08T10:49:21-08:00July 29, 2018|
Calculations show bullet train can complete route within 2 hours and 40 minutes. Reality may prove slower Gallery Calculations show bullet train can complete route within 2 hours and 40 minutes. Reality may prove slower California, California High Speed Rail, High-Speed Rail, Rail Calculations show bullet train can complete route within 2 hours and 40 minutes. Reality may prove slowerLos Angeles Times » When California voters approved construction of a bullet train in 2008, they had a legal promise that passengers would be able to speed from Los Angeles to San Francisco in two hours and 40 minutes. But over the next decade, the state rail authority made a series of political and financial compromises that slowed speeds on long stretches of the track. The authority says it can still meet its trip time commitments, though not by much. Michelle2018-10-08T10:59:04-08:00July 28, 2018|
