Issue / Bridges
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...
FHWA Gives Out $2B in FY20 General Fund Highway Formula Funding
Feb 14, 2020 | Jeff DavisThe Federal Highway Administration has apportioned to states the $2 billion in additional highway formula funding from general revenues...
Performance Goals Force Some States to Prioritize NHS Bridges, Interstate Maintenance
Oct 16, 2019 | Jeff DavisAs the Eno Center's recent study, Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution pointed out, at present,...
DOT Gives $225M in Grants for One-Off Discretionary Bridge Program
Sep 06, 2019 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation on August 29 announced that 20 highway bridge replacement projects would split $225 million in...
The FY20 Budget: USDOT Competitive Grant Programs
Mar 20, 2019 | Jeff DavisMarch 20, 2019 What a difference a year makes. In its fiscal 2019 budget request, the Trump Administration requested zero dollars...
$3.2 Billion in General Fund Highway Funding Apportioned to States
Mar 19, 2019 | Jeff DavisMarch 19, 2019 The Federal Highway Administration, in a funding notice (N4510.835) dated March 15, formally gave states DOTs $3.2...