Public safety Archives

DOT awarding $130 million for smart transportation projects

The grants will go toward states’ innovative strategies to improve public safety and transportation efficiency on the nation’s most congested roadways.

Brady Pieper

DOT granting over $116 million to Kentucky parkway widening, expansion project

When fully completed, the Mountain Parkway Expansion will cover both the widening and expansion of 45 miles of roadway.

Mary Scott Nabers

Revitalizing America’s cities: investment, innovation and contracting opportunities in 2025

Visionary municipal leaders are planning for the future by focusing on sustainability, public safety and citizen services.

Brady Pieper

Project to reconfigure complex intersection in Phoenix receives $146 million in federal grants

The intersection serves more than 140,000 vehicles daily, and is unable to accommodate congestion caused by its current configuration

Miles Smith

Oklahoma City asking public for input on infrastructure projects to address in 2025 bond election

In 2017, voters approved a 10-year, $967 million package that included 13 bond propositions and two sales tax initiatives.

Jerrod Kingery

Feds sending North Carolina $100M in emergency funds to repair roads, bridges damaged by Hurricane Helene

Western North Carolina was especially hard-hit, with significant damage to roadways from flash flooding, landslides, road washouts and bridge collapses.

Keaton Peters

$3 billion in loans available for dam improvement

America's aging water infrastructure is in need of repair, with many dams and water systems across the country nearing or exceeding their intended lifespans.

Miles Smith

Economic development a top priority for U.S. mayors, study shows

Infrastructure challenges included vulnerability of water systems, sewers, roads and bridges to extreme weather events, city leaders say

Karn Dhingra

$1.8 billion available to states, cities to prepare and prevent disasters

Grant guidance will focus on nation’s highest-risk areas, including urban areas that face the most significant threats

Adam Rollins

Missouri city places $85 million municipal complex on ballot

City center complex would house the city hall, providing extra office space, and an expanded historical society

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