Issue / Bridges
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...
FY20 New Starts Report Still Rates Gateway Projects Medium-Low, Making Them Ineligible for Federal Funding
Mar 15, 2019 | Jeff DavisMarch 15, 2019 As part of the Trump Administration's fiscal 2020 budget (slow your) rollout, the Federal Transit Administration this...
Transportation and Infrastructure in the State of the Union Address, 1999-2018
Feb 04, 2019 | Jeff DavisFebruary 4, 2019 As we all await President Trump's State of the Union address tomorrow, it is worth looking back at the times that...