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Truck parking expansion wins DOT funding grants

Trucks parked along exit ramp.

Truck parking in Florida and Tennessee is the winner of a combined $37.6 million in competitive funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

A new $15 million project on Interstate 4 between Tampa and Orlando, Florida, creates approximately 120 parking spaces and a $22.6 million expansion project on Interstate 40 west of Nashville, Tennessee, that adds about 125 spaces.

The two projects are among 26 receiving a total of $1.5 billion in competitive grants from DOT’s Infrastructure for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-parking-expansion-wins-dot-funding-grants

DOT unlocks $2.9 billion to expand freight capacity

The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $2.9 billion in funds available for freight projects that combine three grant programs authorized by the infrastructure law signed last year.

The funding opportunity includes $1 billion available from the National Infrastructure Project Assistance (MEGA) program, $1.55 billion from the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program, and $300 million from the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program (RURAL).

The U.S. Department of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-unlocks-29-billion-to-expand-freight-capacity

From safety to technology: Rail initiatives in infrastructure bill

A photograph of a train with tank cars crossing a rail crossing.

From positive train control to passenger rail, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed Monday by President Joe Biden covers a gamut of safety, capital improvement funding and technological initiatives aimed at bolstering freight rail. 

Rail-related provisions included in the $1.3 trillion bill, according to the Association of American Railroads, the Association of Short Line and Regional Railroads, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), the Coalition for America’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/from-safety-to-technology-rail-initiatives-in-infrastructure-bill

DOT to grow more than 50% to help oversee infrastructure funding

The largest investment in roads, bridges and highways made by the federal government since the creation of the U.S. interstate highway system is going to require a larger federal workforce to help make it happen, according to a top official at the Department of Transportation.

At a media briefing outlining the first steps to rolling out the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package that Congress approved late Friday, Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg said her department is bolstering...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-to-grow-more-than-50-to-help-oversee-infrastructure-funding

Rail-related projects included in $905M infrastructure grants

A photograph of trains of hopper cars sitting in a rail yard.

A handful of freight rail-related projects have received federal funding from a popular infrastructure grant program.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding $905.25 million to 24 projects in 18 states via the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary program. 

The freight rail-related projects receiving awards involve multiple public and private stakeholders, such as the one between CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) and a South Carolina state agency to build rail track for auto...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/rail-related-projects-included-in-905m-infrastructure-grants

Georgia Ports Authority nets $47M federal grant for inland container port

Efforts to expand the supply chain infrastructure supporting the busy Port of Savannah got a boost this week from the federal government.

The Georgia Ports Authority, which manages operations at the Port of Savannah, received a nearly $47 million federal grant to build an inland container port near Gainesville, Georgia. The inland port, which will be located along the I-85/I-985 corridor, will be linked to the Port of Savannah by a direct 324-mile intermodal freight rail service as a part of a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/georgia-ports-authority-nets-47m-federal-grant-for-inland-container-port

Biden makes trucks part of electric vehicle charging-station plan

The Biden administration has confirmed that the trucking industry will be included in its electric vehicle (EV) expansion strategy and will be eligible for federal grants.

A new guidance document released on Thursday by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) outlines existing formula and discretionary grant programs through which funding will flow for EV charging infrastructure, and which of those grants will be made available for trucking-sector...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/biden-makes-trucks-part-of-electric-vehicle-charging-station-plan

DOT allots $1 billion in latest round of infrastructure grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is laying out $1 billion in the latest round of a competitive grant program that began in 2009 for freight projects.

DOT published on Tuesday a Notice of Funding Opportunity to apply for money through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants, a renaming of what had been called “BUILD” grants under the Trump administration and “TIGER” grants under the Obama administration.

The Biden administration plans to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-allots-1b-in-latest-round-of-infrastructure-grants

Chao probe fallout: Concerns remain over freight project money

Results of an investigation into potential conflicts of interest involving former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao have renewed concerns about the agency’s ability to oversee a fair process when selecting grant winners for major infrastructure projects.

A report on the investigation’s findings released this week by the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) inspector general (IG) — at the request of U.S. House Democrats in 2019 — found no evidence that Chao used her office to steer...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/chao-probe-fallout:-concerns-remain-over-freight-project-money

Election 2020: Road ahead for trucking infrastructure hinges on Nov. 3

With odds “more likely than not,” according to political analysts, that the U.S. Senate will follow the political party of the presidential ticket in the wake of next week’s election, issues critical to the trucking industry face divergent paths depending on who wins the White House.

Highway infrastructure is at the top of that list.

“It’s not just about the election, it’s also about control of the Senate and the relative balance in the House,” Jeff Davis, senior fellow at the Eno Center for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/road-ahead-for-trucking-infrastructure-hangs-in-balance-on-nov-3

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