Issue / FY22
DOT Announces $296 Million in Bridge Grants
Apr 14, 2023 | Jeff DavisMost of Joe Biden's original proposal for an "American Jobs Plan" got downsized, or jettisoned outright, on the way to becoming the...
ETW Exclusive: How Hundreds of Millions in Highway Funding Was Almost Lost Last Summer
Feb 24, 2023 | Jeff DavisEvery year, the total amount of funding that can be legally obligated for expenditure by the federal-aid highway program is limited by...
DOT Spreads $800M in FY22 SS4A Grants Widely
Feb 03, 2023 | Jeff DavisOn February 1, the Biden Administration announced the distribution of $800 million in road safety grant funding amongst 510 different...
Update: 96% of First-Year IIJA Competitive Funding Now Open for Application or Assigned
Jan 20, 2023 | Jeff DavisThe New Year gives us a good opportunity to update our ongoing status page on how quickly the Department of Transportation is working...
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...
DOT Selects $1.2 Billion in Megaproject Awards for FY22 Cycle
Jan 04, 2023 | Jeff DavisLast week, the U.S. Department of Transportation notified Congress that they have selected nine projects to share almost $1.2 billion...
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)...
FRA Invites Applicants for First $2.3B of Non-NEC Intercity Rail Funding
Dec 09, 2022 | Jeff DavisIn terms of giant breaks with precedent, the dollar amount in the bipartisan infrastructure bill that most stood out was the guaranteed...
USDOT Spent Record $114 Billion in FY 2022
Oct 28, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe final Monthly Treasury Statement for fiscal year 2022 revealed that the U.S. Department of Transportation spent a net $113.7...
GAO Finds That – Surprise! – Senior Appropriators Get More Earmarks
Sep 23, 2022 | Jeff DavisIn the fiscal 2022 appropriations cycle, Congress resurrected the practice of earmarking individual projects for themselves in the...
DOT Announces $1.5 Billion in FY22 INFRA Grants
Sep 16, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Department of Transportation yesterday announced the fiscal 2022 recipients of grants under the INFRA program first...
Status Check: The First Year of IIJA Competitive Grant Funding
Sep 06, 2022 | Jeff DavisLast year's bipartisan infrastructure law (the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or IIJA) provided a significant boost in annual...