Highways and Streets

Issues & Modes / Highways and Streets

There are over 4 million miles of roads in the United States moving cars, trucks, transit, and non-motorized vehicles across a seamless, integrated network. About three-quarters of the roads are owned by localities but the vast majority of travel occurs on major state roads and the federally-designated Interstate System. Today, this complex system is under strain as demands for upgrades and repair, safety improvements, and modernization mount.

DOT Opens Applications for $625M in EV Charging Grants

The Biden Administration announced that the first $625 million of an eventual $2+ billion provided by the Infrastructure Investment and...

ETW Exclusive: How Hundreds of Millions in Highway Funding Was Almost Lost Last Summer

Every year, the total amount of funding that can be legally obligated for expenditure by the federal-aid highway program is limited by...

Biden Nominates Ann Carlson to Head NHTSA

President Biden announced on February 13 that he will nominate Ann Carlson, the Deputy Administrator of the National Highway Traffic...

FHWA Reveals Possible $3.5 Billion Highway Funding Overstatement

The Federal Highway Administration told Congress this week that $3.5 billion in federal-aid highway contract authority balances held by...

Initial HTF Formula Funding Given to States for FY23 Is $1.1 Billion Less than FY22

The Federal Highway Administration this week notified state DOTs that they would be able to obligate and spend a total of $45.34...

Why an I-81 ‘Skyway’ Would be Costly and Unworkable: ‘Who wants to live under a 70-foot bridge?’

Eno'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

The 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

President 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

The 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

When 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

On 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

On October 20, the Federal Highway Administration gave states a pro-rated share of fiscal 2023 highway funding permission under the...

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