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California highway flood avoidance project receives $155 million in federal funding

California is undertaking a $180 million project to elevate and protect part of State Route 37, a flood-prone highway along the San Francisco area’s North Bay.

Federal Highway Administration allocates $7.9 billion to states

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has allocated $7.9 billion to states to support highway and bridge projects as part of its annual August redistribution.

Funding for infrastructure projects continues to expand

TIPs and STIPs are acronyms for transportation improvement programs at the local and state levels of government. The formal names are ‘Transportation Improvement Program’ and ‘Statewide Transportation Improvement Program.’ They both fund transportation projects and allow for the coordination of federal, state, and local funding.

New York to put $406 million toward construction of 800 housing units

New York –Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced she will redirect $406 million of discretionary spending built into the state budget to subsidize construction of 800 affordable housing units in the New York City area. The funding consists of $286 million in tax-exempt

Record heat causes problems for Texas water systems

The Dallas/Fort Worth area has seen 53 days of temperatures over 100 degrees so far in 2023. In Waco, that number is 65. Texas’ prolonged heat wave, coupled with below-average rainfall statewide, has created conditions that are just right for water line

California invests almost $50 million in Castle in-land port

California – A $49.6 grant from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) will soon help Merced County build an on-site inland port and further develop its rail district. The funding comes from a $1.2 billion state plan to improve freight infrastructure, support goods

Almost 40% of U.S. bridges need repairs or replacement, report shows

More than 222,000 bridges in the U.S. – about 36 percent – need major repair, including 76,000 that should be replaced, according to an analysis of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDoT) 2023 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) database. Nearly 42,400 of the bridges

Texas A&M constructing new training infrastructure at RELLIS campus

Texas A&M University officials are seeking architectural/engineering services for the relocation of select Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) operations and the construction of a new training infrastructure in a different section of the RELLIS Campus. The addition of utilities (water, power,

State of Pennsylvania invests $49.6M in transportation infrastructure

Pennsylvania – The Multimodal Transportation Fund is distributing $49.6 million to fund 58 transportation infrastructure projects in 37 Pennsylvania counties. Approved projects were selected based on safety benefits, regional economic conditions, technical and financial feasibility, job creation, energy efficiency and operational sustainability. The

Stormwater project to alleviate flooding risk in Alexandria

Virginia – Repeated flooding in the city of Alexandria is being addressed with the combination of two large capacity projects. A $50 million project, now in design, will increase storm sewer capacity and convey runoff from larger storms. A design team is currently

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