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FHWA Large Bridge Project Grants Underway

Posted on 4 January 2023 by Ken Zino

This program is part of the Administration’s largest dedicated investment in highway bridges since the construction of the Interstate highway system. Almost $40 billion projected to be spent over five years that will help repair or rebuild ten of the most economically significant bridges in the country. Thousands of other bridges across the country are covered by the program as well. Continue reading →

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An Idea Whose Time has Come – Smart Infrastructure

Posted on 19 September 2022 by Ken Zino

The SMART Grants Program  – the latest example of how government can effect change for its people – comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, signed by President Biden on 15 November 2021. The Infrastructure law – almost universally opposed by the Republican party, whose members are still trying to overturn the last election while endorsing political violence – will offer up to $100 million in grants annually over the next five years. It will fund projects that use data and technology to solve real-world challenges facing communities today, the Administration said in a release. Continue reading →

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2.95 Trillion Miles Travelled on Interstate Highways During 2011

Posted on 26 August 2013 by Ken Zino

Drivers tallied 2.95 trillion miles during 2011 on U.S. interstate highways, according to a new report from the Federal Highway Administration, or nearly double the number of highway miles traveled in 1980. Continue reading →

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U.S. DOT Proposes Elimination of 46 Traffic Sign Regulations

Posted on 30 August 2011 by Ken Zino

In the regulatory areas that AutoInformed covers, little reduction has resulted at DOT, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) thus far. Continue reading →

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Federal Highway Administration to Release More Than $319 Million as Repayment for Repairs to Damaged Roads, Bridges

Posted on 11 April 2011 by Ken Zino

U.S Department of Transportation will provide more than $319 million to states across the nation to cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by a variety of natural disasters, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced. Continue reading →

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