March 3, 2023 – The Biden Administration announced the recipients of the first year’s tranche of funding under the Reconnecting Communities pilot program on February 28. Federal grants total $185 million.
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Highway2NW.png30244032Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2023-03-03 20:23:152023-04-14 11:28:56Initial RC Awards Demonstrate Gap Between Goals and Resources
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March 3, 2023 – What does “civilian” mean, in terms of the FAA nominee? Let’s find out what the government’s in-house law firm, the Office of Legal Counsel, thinks it means.
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March 3, 2023 – The chaotic rollout of the 5G broadband network in January 2022 was a global embarrassment for the United States. The aviation industry was fearful of potential interference that could create significant delays for passenger and freight aircraft. With safety and billions of dollars at stake, the telecommunication and aviation sectors came to an eleventh-hour compromise and the wireless technology companies agreed to temporarily halt service in 5G towers near airports and worked with the aviation stakeholders on a modified rollout.
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Wednesday, March 8 – House Transportation and Infrastructure – Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials – subcommittee hearing on implementation of the Pipeline Safety Act of 2020 (witness list here) – 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Wednesday, March 8 – Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation – full committee hearing on…
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February 23, 2023 – The Senate will finally give Phil Washington’s FAA nomination a hearing next week – but will they insist that he give up his military pension in order to take the job, as the Senate has done for some previous nominees in the past?
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February 24, 2023 – Last August, the Federal Highway Administration almost let $250 million in highway funding lapse forever, unspent, in the first year of the bipartisan infrastructure law. Here is what happened when states literally said they couldn’t spend any more money.
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