Tag: Dot
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Arizona DOT taps Jacobs, Sundt for $600M highway project
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Award: Highway constructionValue: $600 millionLocation: Tucson, ArizonaClient: Arizona DOT Jacobs and Sundt have teamed up on southern Arizona’s largest highway construction project, according to a news release. The two contractors under a design-build partnership will spearhead a $600 million…
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DOT guts DBE program ahead of Construction Inclusion Week
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Transportation has removed sex and race as criteria for automatic certification in its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, according to an interim final rule announced Sept. 30 that went into effect on Oct. 3. …
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DOT relaunches EV charging fund with stripped-down guidance
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday revived the $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure formula program, which it suspended in February pending a review of implementation policies and funding guidance. NEVI was included in…
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Eureka Wins Three Red Dot Awards
Eureka® (www.eurekalighting.com), an established leader in decorative lighting solutions, is pleased to announce that its Velia, Cirra, and Junction luminaires have each received a Red Dot Design Award for Product Design. It is the 11th consecutive year that Eureka products have been honored with this prestigious award, which is a testament to the company’s consistency…
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DOT agrees to remove race, gender-based criteria from DBE program
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The DOT has agreed to settle a case challenging the constitutionality of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, effectively barring women- and minority-owned companies from automatic inclusion in the initiative. In a joint motion filed May…
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US DOT opens $1.5B funding round for transit buses and bus facilities
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Transportation announced yesterday that $1.5 billion in grants will be available through the Federal Transit Administration’s Buses and Bus Facilities and Low or No Emission bus competitive grant programs. The fiscal…
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DOT awards $3.2B to 180 projects
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $3.2 billion in grants to fund 180 projects last week. Grants went to programs administered directly by the DOT as well as several operating administrations, with the Federal Highway…
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DOT will cut funds to transportation projects with DEI: Duffy
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: In an April 24 letter, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned DOT funding recipients against engaging in diversity, equity and inclusion practices, which he said violate federal law. Duffy also told grantees that they must cooperate…
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Ohio DOT touts record-breaking $3.2B construction season
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Ohio DOT is underway with what it calls a record construction season that includes 955 projects — 38 of them considered “major” with a value above $10 million — across the state, according to…