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DOT Announces $677 Million in Airport Grants

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Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced on Friday the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.

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DOT Announces $677 Million in in Airport Infrastructure Grants

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Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced on Friday the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $677 million in airport infrastructure grants, the first allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.

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Race to a Smart Future

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Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge. DOT has pledged up to $40 million to the winning city, which will become the first U.S. metro to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles and smart sensors, among other advances—into its transportation network. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas.and Comments Were Due on DBE Rule Changes

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Companies involved in federal-aid highway, airport, and other transit construction contracts will have more than visions of sugar plums on December 24, 2012, when comments are due on proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) regulations. You can contact Mark at (502) 681-0583 or mleach@stites.com. Comment period.

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Crumbling Buildings, Roads, and Dams – Money Isn’t the Problem

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State DOTs are just one example. Much of the available funding is given to, and administered by state departments of transportation. Furthermore the overall construction process generally wastes 30%-60% of funds on delays, change orders, reworks, low productivity, and legal disputes.

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Webinars & Construction Events in September 2022

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Description from the event’s website reads: Transportation agencies in New York and New Jersey have capital plans closing in on $150 billion in the next five years to build and renovate everything from bridges to subway stations to airport terminals. The NYNJ Infrastructure Forum (New York, NY). September 16, 2022.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Ports provide the link for getting goods to consumers and transporting U.S. An airport of entry (AOE), usually designated with the word “international”, provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights. These services allow the airport to serve as an initial port of entry for foreign visitors arriving in a country.

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