Houston METRO expands autonomous shuttle program as part of sustainability goals
Fourteen-passenger vehicle will begin running fixed routes as part of effort to transition to zero-emission fleet
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Dallas receives $22 million to improve road safety
Project is a part city’s Vision Zero Action Plan, an initiative to reduce crashes, severe injuries and fatalities on roadways
Massachusetts to replace temporary bridge over Merrimack River
The state of Massachusetts will replace the 40-year-old Rourke Bridge to meet mobility and ADA standards, achieve vehicle capacity demands and increase safety
USDOT awards $66.7 million to reduce crashes in South Dakota’s Black Hills
The South Dakota Department of Transportation will use a $66.7 million grant to improve safety and mobility on US 385 in the Black Hills
$9.7 billion available for small bridge improvements nationwide
Grants will support planning, repair and replacement projects of less than $100 million
Transportation Department allocated millions of dollars on large infrastructure projects
Transportation Department’s MEGA program supports projects with grants that are too complex or large for traditional funding programs
DOT awards $25 million to support Fayetteville’s road safety efforts
City will implement five major capital improvements with a total project cost of $33.5 million
LADOTD gives green light to $88 million loan for highway project
Loan, along with $38 million in other federal funding, will support the first phase of the $268 million project
USDOT awards $52.8 million for Illinois rural roads safety project
Program focuses on quality-of-life improvements in rural areas by investing in roads, bridges and other infrastructure that support passenger and freight mobility and safety
Idaho invests $100 million in local transportation projects
Grants to help local jurisdictions defray local property taxes by mitigating impact of state highway projects on local roads or economically significant local projects
