Bridge toll hike is ‘first step’ in solving Bay Area’s traffic woes, experts say Gallery Bridge toll hike is ‘first step’ in solving Bay Area’s traffic woes, experts say California, Highways, Tolling Bridge toll hike is ‘first step’ in solving Bay Area’s traffic woes, experts sayThe Mercury News » Voters in the Bay Area have agreed to raise bridge tolls by $3 over the next six years, but that’s just the first step in what they’ll likely be asked to pay as business leaders and transportation planners sketch out a fresh series of new measures to solve the area’s traffic gridlock. Michelle2018-06-11T08:57:57-08:00June 7, 2018|
House passes $3B water infrastructure billU.S. News » The House on Wednesday night approved a nearly $3 billion bill to improve the nation’s ports, dams and harbors, protect against floods, restore shorelines and support other water-related projects. Lawmakers approved the bill 408-2, sending it to the Senate, where a similar bill is under consideration. Michelle2018-06-11T09:56:47-08:00June 6, 2018|
California State Officials Voice Concerns Over a Federal Plan to Raise the Shasta DamPacific Standard » Officials have estimated that adding 18.5 vertical feet to Shasta Dam will cost $1.3 billion. Heightening the dam will increase the size of California’s largest reservoir, but it could also create problems for local fish and wildlife populations. If the dam is raised, uncertainties will remain about how water is used and who or what will see benefits Michelle2018-06-11T10:21:20-08:00June 6, 2018|
$1.5B awarded via feds’ Infrastructure for Rebuilding America programEngineering News-Record » The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has chosen 26 projects to share $1.5 billion in grants for road or freight-related improvements that are important to a region or the nation overall. The selections disclosed on June 5, are the latest round of grants to help finance ”projects of national or regional significance” under the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation, or FAST, Act. Michelle2018-06-11T10:00:32-08:00June 6, 2018|
Voters like high-speed rail, if they don’t have to pay for it Gallery Voters like high-speed rail, if they don’t have to pay for it California, California High Speed Rail, Design-Build, High-Speed Rail Voters like high-speed rail, if they don’t have to pay for itLos Angeles Times » A new poll of 835 voters found that respondents were pretty equally divided over the high-speed rail line, with 48% expressing at least some support and 43% opposed. Michelle2018-05-31T09:08:48-08:00May 31, 2018|
California Sued Over Delta Tunnels Project Changes Gallery California Sued Over Delta Tunnels Project Changes California, California WaterFix, Drinking Water, Wastewater, Water California Sued Over Delta Tunnels Project ChangesSCV News » Environmental organizations sued the California agency in charge of managing the massive WaterFix project Friday, saying the state illegally altered the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta management plan to favor the project over ecological restoration. Michelle2018-05-31T08:37:04-08:00May 31, 2018|
