Issue / Bridges
Why an I-81 ‘Skyway’ Would be Costly and Unworkable: ‘Who wants to live under a 70-foot bridge?’
Jan 11, 2023 | Robert PuentesEno's Robert Puentes is asked about a recent highway project in Syracuse and what it may mean for the community.
DOT Gives $2.1 Billion for Four Large Bridge Projects
Jan 06, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe Biden Administration announced this week that four highway bridge projects will split nearly $2.1 billion in federal funding under...
Biden Administration Gives $1.6 Billion for Bridge Project Sought by McConnell, Portman
Jan 03, 2023 | Jeff DavisPresident Biden will visit Covington, Kentucky tomorrow to make a joint appearance with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)...
FHWA Solicits Applications for $2.4B in Bridge Project Funding
Jun 10, 2022 | Jeff DavisThis morning, the Federal Highway Administration opened the process of giving out the first $2.36 billion of a five-year, $12+ billion...
Bridge Collapse Revives Criticism Over Using Road Dollars for Police
Feb 08, 2022 | Jeff DavisJeff Davis, a senior fellow with the Eno Center for Transportation and the editor of the Eno Transportation Weekly, said...
FHWA Gives States $5.3 Billion in Bridge Funding
Jan 14, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Highway Administration today gave state DOTs $5.3 billion in new funding specifically to repair and improve highway...
Biden Plan Funds New Bridges That Locals May Not Want
Nov 12, 2021 | Jeff Davis“The bigger you get, whether it’s a bridge or a tunnel, the more trouble you’re going to get,” said Jeff Davis, a senior fellow...
Can Biden build a bridge to fix America’s infrastructure problems?
May 28, 2021 | Paul LewisDesigned to support state-level transportation projects, Paul Lewis, vice president of policy at Eno Center for Transportation, said...
The repair of a vital Memphis bridge could take 2 months, chief engineer says. The impacts are already being felt
May 13, 2021 | Paul Lewis"A bridge like this could likely qualify, but it's hard to say what the metrics will be," said Paul Lewis, vice president of policy and...
Can Congress fix I-80? How Biden’s expected infrastructure plan could impact Sacramento
Mar 30, 2021 | Paul LewisSaying a bridge is deficient “doesn’t mean the bridge is about to fall down. That kind of thing is very rare. Things that engineers...
Op-Ed: The Infrastructure Disaster Nobody is Talking About
Dec 11, 2020 | Paul LewisPerhaps we are still distracted by the election. Perhaps commuting patterns have changed so much that it is not as important. But...
Rapid Response Webinar: The House Surface Transportation Bill: Initial Overview
Jun 05, 2020 | Madeline GormanEno’s Jeff Davis summarizes the funding levels and major programmatic changes under the $490 billion surface transportation...