The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) has distributed $2 billion across 165 transit projects to bolster bus programs and networks throughout the nation.  The funding was delivered through the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities (BBF) Program and the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Grant Program. Both are designed to modernize bus infrastructure, mitigate traffic congestion, incentivize economic connectivity and enable millions of riders to travel efficiently, affordably and safely.  […]

A project to build a 10-mile extension to an electric light rail in New Jersey is taking the next step with New Jersey Transit issuing a request for proposals seeking a contractor to create a draft environmental impact statement.  The Northern Branch Project involves extending the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail into Bergen County, NJ. The extension would provide light-rail service from the current end […]

California is investing $145.5 million in local, specialized healthcare systems and services, supporting community organizations’ efforts to make treatment affordable, accessible and effective.  The allocation will be delivered through the Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Capacity and Infrastructure, Transition, Expansion and Development (CITED) program. The PATH initiative was established to enhance local providers’ capabilities to provide quality community-based care. A total of 153 […]

Carlisle residents in Massaschusetts voted to kick start plans to revamp the town’s 1980s era fire station. Among the items approved was design funding, setting the project in motion after years of study and public review.  Voters initially authorized $150,000 for design work in May 2025 to evaluate how the 1985 building can be modernized to meet current safety standards and support the needs of firefighters […]

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), following the resolution of the government shutdown, has made its first approvals through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. An initial 19 Final Proposals received the green light to move forward with billions in funding to expand universal broadband access.  Out of the 53 states and […]

Voters in the Bryan Independent School District (BISD) in Texas approved all three propositions featured in the district’s bond referendum, authorizing $397 million for general campus, athletics and technology improvement projects.  Proposition A received the lion’s share of the bond’s funding amount, totaling $325.5 million to build and renovate facilities, maintain campus buildings and implement […]

As Pennsylvania continues upgrading aging bridges across the state, a Wilkes-Barre span along Route 2005 over the RJ Corman Railroad is next in line.   The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is preparing a redesigned Blackman Street bridge that increases vertical clearance, improves pedestrian access and brings the structure in line with modern safety standards. […]