Infrastructure News Updates

Government, Safety

House Panel Advances Fiscal 2024 Transportation Bill

Legislation that would fund the U.S. Department of Transportation through fiscal 2024 was easily approved by a subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12.

July 13, 2023
Government, Safety

Wyoming Lands $13 Million Grant to Improve Interchange

Wyoming officials are eager to start spending a new $13 million federal grant to complete final redesign to modernize a heavily used interchange in Cheyenne that was built in the 1960s.

July 10, 2023
Government

West Virginia Updates Infrastructure Website

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced the state’s Infrastructure Hub website will be updated to provide plans and show accomplishments in deploying $7 billion in expected federal funds.

July 10, 2023
Government, Business, Technology

Biden Administration Announces Infrastructure Investments

With the height of the busy summer travel season upon us, President Joe Biden is touting investments approved in 2021’s infrastructure law.

June 28, 2023
Government

Tom Perez to Help Biden With Infrastructure Implementation

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has named Tom Perez to be a senior adviser and his liaison to state and local governments for implementing Biden’s infrastructure and climate legislation.

June 12, 2023
Government, Technology

New Website Maps Out 32,000 Infrastructure Projects

WASHINGTON — The White House on June 6 launched a website to map and track tens of thousands of infrastructure projects and private manufacturing investments.

June 6, 2023
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA

Missouri Might Gain an East-West Interstate Highway

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers approved $2.5 million to study the conversion of U.S. Route 36 into Interstate 72 between Hannibal in the east and St. Joseph in the west.

May 25, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NTSB Report Says 10,000 Bridges at Risk for Corrosion

Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar construction.

May 18, 2023
Government, Business

Infrastructure Coalition Advocates for Freight Funds

WASHINGTON — A coalition of several dozen groups gathered in the nation’s capital to draw attention to supply chain projects in need of federal support.

May 18, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Expanding Truck Parking High on USDOT Agenda, Buttigieg Says

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stressed that expanding access to safe truck parking is a key priority for his agency, and one that he understands ensures the safety of drivers and efficiency of supply chains.

May 9, 2023