Approximately $14.4 billion is spent each year to repair, rehabilitate or replace bridges in America. However, that annual amount has increased and will continue to increase because the backlog of critically needed bridge repairs is estimated to be $125 billion. Of about 50,000 bridges with very significant issues awaiting attention, an estimated 40% can be […]
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced nearly $41 million for 27 traffic safety projects throughout the state. The funding, which comes from the ODOT Highway Safety Improvement Program, will help protect pedestrians and prevent roadway departure crashes. Roadway departures occur when a car veers from their lane into opposing traffic, resulting in a […]
The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) has plans for $18.77 billion in road projects that they released in their most recent Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). The TIP covers projects approved for public funding and are likely to break ground in the next four years. Created by H-GAC’s Transportation Policy Council, the TIP is specifically for transportation […]
Massachusetts – The University of Massachusetts at Amherst has officially inaugurated Javier Reyes as its 31st chancellor. He has previously served in higher education leadership positions at the University of Illinois Chicago, West Virginia University and the University of Arkansas. The post University of Massachusetts, Amherst, inaugurates chancellor appeared first on Government Market News.
Approximately $14.4 billion is spent yearly to repair, rehabilitate or replace bridges in America. However, that yearly amount has increased and will continue to increase because the backlog of critically needed bridge repairs is estimated to be $125 billion. With about 50,000 bridges with very significant issues awaiting attention, an estimated 40% of them can […]
Researchers from Penn State University have been studying how different power sources interact on the wholesale market, part of a federal effort to improve electrical grid reliability by integrating batteries and renewables into wholesale electricity markets. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced funds upward of $800,000 toward research into how wholesale energy markets can […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is administering $3 billion to every state and territory to replace lead pipes. The funds are administered through the Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan and are a portion of $15 billion from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) dedicated to the program. The federal government established the Lead Pipe and […]