- State DOTs Receive Major FHWA Grants To Incentivize Low-Carbon Building Materials Use
- Another Alabama Municipality Will Consider Requesting State Acquisition Of Private Toll Bridge
- These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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State DOTs Receive Major FHWA Grants To Incentivize Low-Carbon Building Materials Use
Yesterday, FHWA announced the award of $1.2 billion to 39 state or territory DOTs under the Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program. The grants provide the departments with reimbursement and incentive funding for the to purchase American-made low-carbon construction materials and products, including asphalt, glass, steel, and concrete for use in transportation projects. According to the release, “Building transportation-related infrastructure with cleaner construction materials supports the Administration’s whole-of government approach to economic development and tackling climate change.” It adds, “The investments will support continued growth in clean American manufacturing, boosting the competitiveness of clean U.S. industries and the creation of good manufacturing jobs while reducing pollution from the production of concrete, steel, and other bedrock materials of our economy. By catalyzing demand for clean construction materials, the Program complements the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic investments to support U.S. manufacturers that are cutting industrial emissions – the source of 30% of U.S. climate pollution.”
The release includes a complete list of grant recipients and highlights the ways several states propose to use grant funds to increase the use of low-carbon materials.
Economic & Social Considerations Affecting Transportation Environmental Protection Policies Procedures And Initiatives US Department of Transportation (USDOT) US Gov't Transportation Funding US Infrastructure Funding And Financing InitiativesAnother Alabama Municipality Will Consider Requesting State Acquisition Of Private Toll Bridge
On the heels of the Tuscaloosa City Council passing a resolution urging Alabama’s state government to purchase the Tuscaloosa By-Pass toll bridge over the Black Warrior River, the City of Northport is scheduled to take up the same issue next week, WBMA reports. A proposed resolution asks the state to remove tolls on the span connecting the two communities, emulating a similar change when Alabama DOT acquired the Foley Beach Express toll bridge in May.
TRN notes, the proposal to have the state acquire the American Roads-owned bridge is spearheaded by Alabama State Senator Gerald Allen (R-21).
Alabama Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) American Roads LLC P3 & Privatization Tuscaloosa By-Pass (Alabama)These are just some of the toll industry developments TRN is following.
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