Issues & Modes / Highways and Streets
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)...
Senate Confirms Bhatt to Run FHWA; Amtrak Nominees Expected to Wait in Limbo
Dec 08, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate on December 8 confirmed Shailen Bhatt to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, by voice...
Webinar: The Key to Building Great Communities: Listening for Understanding
Dec 14, 2022 | Jonathan HammondWhen Lynn Peterson began working as a transportation engineer, she was taught to evaluate roadway projects based only on metrics...
Transportation at the Ballot Box: What to Watch
Nov 04, 2022 | Robert Puentes and Jonathan HammondOn Election Day next week, voters in at least 21 states will decide on hundreds of important questions related to transportation...
FY23 Highway Funding: Allocated Set-Aside Reaches All-Time High; 33 States Face Vulnerable Road User Penalty
Oct 28, 2022 | Jeff DavisOn October 20, the Federal Highway Administration gave states a pro-rated share of fiscal 2023 highway funding permission under the...
Federal Judge Finds Rhode Island’s Truck Tolls on Interstate Bridges Unconstitutional
Sep 23, 2022 | Jeff DavisA federal judge this week ruled that Rhode Island's system of bridge tolls on heavy trucks is an unconstitutional restriction on...
Senate Confirms Hutcheson to Head FMCSA
Sep 23, 2022 | Jeff DavisThe U.S. Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed the nomination of Robin Hutcheson to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...
Costs of Highway Construction Rose 20%, 1Q 2021 to 1Q 2022
Sep 15, 2022 | Jeff DavisThis week, the Federal Highway Administration updated its official measure of highway and bridge construction costs to indicate that...
Innovative ‘Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project’ in Northern Virginia to Open on Time this Year
Sep 14, 2022 | Jeff DavisAs Jeff Davis, a Senior Fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, recently noted: “If sustained highway cost inflation averages...
Webinar: The Role of Technology in Modernizing Supply Chains
Oct 04, 2022 | Jonathan HammondThe freight transportation sector has always been a leader in leveraging new technologies to improve operational speed, efficiency, and...
This year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state-by-state distribution of this money was based almost entirely on how the states fared on a variety of real-world metrics back in calendar year 2007,...