Kentucky governor details six-year $8.65 billion transportation plan
Plan focuses on three areas: maintaining roads and bridges, executing new contracts, honoring past contract commitments
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Abundance of upcoming surface transportation projects creates high demand
Large funding grants for surface transportation projects are available from the federal government’s Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Program
Grant to help Chicago improve safety on high-crash corridor
Funds will help city revitalize the southwest corridor and repurpose public spaces along connecting roads. Construction is slated for 2026
Colorado to spend $49.7 million for evacuation routes
Money comes from the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program, a $645 million USDOT initiative that prioritizes quality-of-life improvements in rural areas by supporting road, bridge and other infrastructure projects
Pennsylvania to spend $142 million on congested Pittsburgh roadway
PennDOT will spend an estimated $213.2 million over the next three to five years on the Eastern Pittsburgh Multimodal Corridor Project
Upcoming transportation projects are outlined in planning documents throughout America
Increase in traffic on state roads creates greater needs for repair and expansion, and tolled lanes are also critically important for emergencies.
