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WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that a new report on the state of America's transportation infrastructure, “2015 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges and Transit: Conditions and Performance,” confirms that more investment is needed not only to maintain...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today released two final rules outlining new performance measures to improve the condition of the nation’s roads and bridges and assess travel reliability, congestion and emissions at a national level. The...
DOT Designates 18 “Beyond Traffic Innovation Centers” to Study Transportation Challenges
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today released the final Beyond Traffic 2045 report highlighting transportation challenges the United States will face over the...
In October 2016, DOT announced an additional $65 million in grants to support community-driven advanced technology transportation projects — including support for four of the Smart City Challenge finalists to implement ideas developed as part of their applications...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced the release of the Ladders of Opportunity Transportation Empowerment Pilot LadderSTEP 2015-2016 Report highlighting the progress of seven cities to achieve upward mobility through transportation decisions in their communities...
FHWA Finalizes Rule on the Construction Manager/General Contractor Contracting Method. FHWA issued a final rule this week that allows the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) method to be used on highway federal-aid projects nationwide. Under this contracting method...
New interchanges to relieve congestion and improve safety
LENEXA, Kan. – Deputy Federal Highway Administrator David S. Kim today joined state and local officials to cut a ceremonial ribbon to open the Johnson County Gateway project’s second phase...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau will provide a $338.5 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to finance the construction of a new tunnel at...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Texas Transportation Commission will receive a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $285 million to finance the reconstruction and expansion of a section of I-35E in the Dallas...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help begin repairs on flood-damaged roads and bridges in north and central...