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Oroville Dam: DWR could have lost control of spillway gates during crisis

The Mercury News » The state Department of Water Resources could have lost control of the spillway radial gates for days during the Oroville Dam crisis if crucial power lines had gone down, according to department officials. This has since led some local groups to wonder why there was no backup power supply.

January 24, 2018|

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Associated Press » The influential Koch political network is urging President Donald Trump to reject a proposal made by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to increase the federal gas tax to help modernize American roads, bridges and other infrastructure.

January 24, 2018|

Oklahoma, other states’ road projects on hold because of Congress budget battle

KPVI TV » Oklahoma transportation projects totaling $30 million, including one to rehabilitate the North Peoria Avenue bridge over U.S. 75, have been delayed due to funding concerns triggered by stopgap measures used to keep the federal government funded. A measure signed by President Trump has ended a brief government shutdown but has provided no immediate relief to Oklahoma and other states hoping to stick with their road construction plans.

January 23, 2018|

Congress Awaits Infrastructure Plan Next Week; Freight Groups Oppose Tolls in Leaked Draft

Transport Topics » Commerce Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) noted his colleagues on the transportation policy committees will disagree over ways to reach funding goals for big-ticket infrastructure programs, which based on a six-page draft of the plan, will partly entail aggressive private sector investments and a significant reliance on tolls. The groups reject the draft for indicating the plan would allow “states flexibility to toll on interstates and reinvest toll revenues in infrastructure”.

January 23, 2018|

WSDOT looks into high-speed train from Spokane to Seattle

K5 News » The Washington Department of Transportation is looking into how a high-speed train from Spokane to Seattle would work. Back in December, the Washington DOT published a study that looked at how well an ultra-high-speed Train system would work in the Cascadia Mega region, which includes Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia area. It spans about 350 miles.

January 23, 2018|
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