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EPA GIVES $70 MILLION LOAN TO OMAHA, NEB., FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES

Omaha has been issued $69.7 million to finance its Saddle Creek Retention Treatment Basin The U.S. EPA has awarded the city of Omaha, Neb., with a $69.7 million loan in order to aid in financing the city’s Saddle Creek Retention Treatment Basin. This is the second loan issued under the agency’s Water Infrastructure and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. As it exists currently, Omaha’s Saddle Creek Basin overflows when inundated with wet weather events, causing significant overfl

Sen. Susan Collins Says ‘It’s Hard to See’ Comprehensive Infrastructure Bill This Year

WASHINGTON — The Senate’s top transportation funding leader expressed pessimism over whether her chamber would advance a long-term infrastructure measure this year, a sentiment shared by the Trump White House. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) emphasized that transportation funding bills the Senate considered last year, as well as this year, are “down payments on the infrastructure reform that the administration has advanced.” “And, but, whether there will be a comprehensive infra

House Backs $3 Billion Bill to Boost Ports, Dams, Harbors

The Water Resources Development Act would authorize a host of projects nationwide. WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday night approved a nearly $3 billion bill to improve the nation's ports, dams and harbors, protect against floods, restore shorelines and support other water-related projects. The Water Resources Development Act would authorize a host of projects nationwide, including nearly $1 billion for a massive project to stem coastal erosion in Galveston, Texas, and

Eyeing 19,000-TEU ships, Virginia ports get $350 million for deepening

The Virginia Port Authority has received the green light on $350 million for a dredging project to deepen its harbor from 50 feet to 55 feet by 2024, with the aim of being able to handle up to 19,000-TEU ships transiting through the Suez Canal. The state budget was hammered out by lawmakers in a special session and sent to Gov. Ralph Northam on May 30. The final document includes $20 million in design funds and authorization to issue $330 million in state-back bonds to pay fo

Congress Makes Moves on Infrastructure, Transportation-Related Bills

With a growing chance that Congressional leaders may reduce if not eliminate the traditional "August recess" this year in order to pass a variety of spending bills before the federal government's fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, lawmakers moved on three infrastructure- and transportation-related measures this week. The House Appropriations Committee formally approved a fiscal year 2019 transportation spending bill on May 23 by a vote of 34-17. It now heads to the full House for

Federal Transit Administration Announces $25.8 million for Transit Planning in Communities Nationwid

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced today the availability of $25.8 million in grant funds to support transit planning efforts in communities across the country. The competitive grant funds are provided through FTA’s Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning. A Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) appears in today’s Federal Register. "It is important for communities and transit agencies to com

DCTA Receives Nearly $3M in Funding to Construct New Bus Maintenance Facility in Lewisville

The Denton County Transportation Authority has announced it will soon have a more efficient bus operations infrastructure with help from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. The agency was recently awarded $2,625,000 million in funding from FTA’s Bus & Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program to construct a new light duty bus maintenance facility. DCTA’s new bus facility will be located at the agency’s Rail and Operations Maintenance f

Pennsylvania opens 390 bridges under public-private partnership

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Rapid Bridge Replacement project, a public-private partnership (P3), has led to the completion of 390 bridges with 50 more under construction. By the end of the month, eight additional bridges will open for traffic and 20 will begin construction. The $899 million project launched in 2013 as a way to address the state’s structurally deficient bridges while taking into account limited funding and resources. By using a P3

Alternative Fuel Vehicle Fees, Higher Gas Tax May Fund US Infrastructure

A higher gas tax and new fees for alternative-fuel vehicles are among the ways America can pay for a major overhaul of its outdated infrastructure — and create jobs in the process, says a bipartisan group that includes U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty. “This will put people to work, and everybody knows we need to do it,” said Esty, a three-term Democrat who co-chairs the U.S. House Problems Solvers Caucus Infrastructure Working Group. “We think there is narrow window of a couple mont

Louisiana Farmers Feel The Pain Of Aging Infrastructure

Complaints about Louisiana's roads and bridges are usually loudest in the places where drivers find themselves sitting in stand-still traffic. But those infrastructure concerns don't stop in the cities. The state's aging system of roads and bridges is putting a pinch on Louisiana’s largest industry — agriculture. On a wet and foggy morning, 90 days into harvest, the flow of trucks into the Louisiana Sugarcane Cooperative is constant. Mike Melancon has been growing sugarcane f

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