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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2011

FRA awards rail funds to Chicago, D.C., Georgia

Illinois DOT received more than $177 million for a passenger rail project between Chicago and the Quad Cities. Georgia DOT was awarded $4.1 million to complete plans and an environmental study for a 250-mile passenger rail corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C., and the D.C. DOT received $2.9 million for potential bridge replacement.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2011

Feds greenlight $3B Wash.-Ore. interstate transit link

The Columbia River Crossing project will replace the I-5 bridges over the Columbia River that connect Vancouver, Wash., to Portland, Ore. and is expected to reduce the duration of daily congestion on I-5 near the Columbia River by 60 percent.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2011

FHWA provides $215M for road, bridge repairs

The money will reimburse states for fixing or replacing highways, bridges and other roadway structures. Costs associated with detours, debris removal and other immediate measures necessary to restore traffic flow in impacted areas are also eligible.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2011

U.S. DOT, Va. sign agreement on Dulles rail project

Will reduce the cost of the Phase 2 project by hundreds of millions of dollars and keep tolls more affordable for Dulles Toll Road users. The Commonwealth of Virginia will contribute $150 million to Phase 2. The Dulles Silver Line Rail project will be eligible for federal assistance under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act program.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2011

Wash. awarded $7.9M for transit station

Funds to the Washington DOT will provide construction of a new station with enhanced access to the Amtrak Cascades and ST Sounder services, with dedicated long term parking; improved pedestrian and bus connections; and passenger amenities, including platforms and shelters.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2011

Maryland MTA to purchase hybrid vehicles

Fifty-seven new hybrid buses are scheduled to arrive between October 2011 and March 2012. The agency plans to have an all hybrid fleet by 2018.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

OCTA receives $9.3M in DOT grants

The competitive transit grant awards were part of the DOT's Bus Livability and State of Good Repair programs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 18, 2011

U.S. Depts. of Transportation, Commerce, partner to boost domestic manufacturing

The Department of Commerce’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will help to ensure manufacturers meet the U.S. DOT’s “Buy America” and “Buy American” standards, connecting U.S. manufacturers and suppliers for work on highways, railways and transit projects, and in the process help to create jobs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2011

Mich.-based MAX receives $2M fed grant

New bus facility will cost an estimated $4.2 million. About $2.2 million in federal funds were awarded to MAX in 2006 and 2007 and will fund the first two phases of the project.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2011

Michigan awarded $197M for track, signal upgrades

Funds will support track and signal improvements between Detroit and Kalamazoo, Mich., which will allow for speeds of up to 110 mph on 77 percent of Amtrak’s Wolverine and Blue Water services between Detroit and Chicago, resulting in a 30-minute reduction in travel time between those destinations.

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