Jan. 12, 2022 – Armed with a revenue surplus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a generous state budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, which begins on July 1, according to the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA). The budget proposes $20 billion in funding for infrastructure, including $15 billion for transportation. This is above the $40 billion-plus over five years coming to California from the recently…
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Landrieu Asks Governors to Appoint State Infrastructure Leaders
Mitch Landrieu, the federal government’s senior adviser responsible for coordinating implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, sent letters to all the nation’s governors urging them to appoint their own infrastructure implementation coordinators to smooth the rollout of the $1.2 trillion law.
Read MoreFunding Delays
Dec. 21, 2021 – The Federal Highway Administration noted in a statement on Dec. 15 that it plans to provide $52.5 billion in apportioned funding for fiscal year 2022 to all 50 states and the District of Columbia via the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or IIJA signed into law in November. However, states will be unable to receive a significant portion of…
Read MoreBrookings: We Need Regional Leaders’ Input on Infrastructure
According to new research from the Brookings Institution, U.S. infrastructure policy must start with a clear understanding of what regional leaders need – and not just infrastructure agencies, but also the business leadership and community groups that all collaborate to build competitive, inclusive and resilient economies.
Read MoreSwitching Places
June 21, 2021 – According to an article in the Alaska Journal of Commerce, the debate over how to pay for the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems is leading some normally anti-tax Republicans to embrace higher levies on motorists: even a new one based on miles driven instead of fuel purchased. But some Democrats who have supported the idea of charging a…
Read MoreBipartisan Senate Group Agrees on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Deal
A bipartisan group of 10 senators announced an agreement on a “compromise framework” to invest $1.2 trillion in infrastructure over the next eight years.
Read MoreAASHTO: 2022 Budget Request Seeks $88 Billion for USDOT
According to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the 72-page fiscal year 2022 budget request issued by the Office of Management and Budget on May 28 seeks $88.2 billion for the U.S. Department of Transportation – an increase of $352 million or 0.4% over the enacted FY 2021 level, though that number does not include funding proposed by…
Read MoreSenate GOP Proposes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
Senate Republicans now say they would be willing to support $1 trillion in infrastructure spending as a counteroffer to President Joe Biden’s sweeping proposal to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges and transit systems.
Read MoreDrinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act Passes Senate
A bipartisan bill to boost funding for states’ water infrastructure passed the Senate 89-2, sending it to the House of Representatives.
Read MoreJoint Letter to Congress Calls for ‘Generational’ Infrastructure Investment
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and 17 other organizations sent a joint letter to key Congressional leaders on April 15 calling for more funding to close a $756 billion “investment gap” in the nation’s surface transportation system.
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