There are over 4 million miles of roads in the United States moving cars, trucks, transit, and non-motorized vehicles across a seamless, integrated network. About three-quarters of the roads are owned by localities but the vast majority of travel occurs on major state roads and the federally-designated Interstate System. Today, this complex system is under strain as demands for upgrades and repair, safety improvements, and modernization mount.
September 15, 2022 - This week, the Federal Highway Administration updated its official measure of highway and bridge construction costs...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/money-100-benjamin-stack-pile-scaled-5.jpg17072560Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-09-16 02:57:062023-06-27 17:12:01Costs of Highway Construction Rose 20%, 1Q 2021 to 1Q 2022
As Jeff Davis, a Senior Fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, recently noted: “If sustained highway cost inflation averages...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.png00Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-09-14 13:20:182023-04-28 14:16:59Innovative ‘Transform 66 Outside the Beltway Project’ in Northern Virginia to Open on Time this Year
September 6, 2022 - After some extra encouragement from FHWA, state DOTs collectively managed to request just enough highway funding...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/construction-site-2086521_1280.jpg8131280Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-09-06 15:42:472023-06-27 17:12:02FHWA Narrowly Avoids Lapse of FY22 Highway Funds in August Redistribution
August 19, 2022 - The just-enacted Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) creates a new $3.2 billion program called the "Neighborhood Access...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/iStock-815528632.jpg14142121Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-08-19 16:46:322023-04-14 11:25:56Comparing the Two Community Reconnection/Access Programs
July 7, 2022 - Companies learned during the pandemic that they could shift and adapt quickly to rapidly changing business...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/highway-texas-streets-roads-interstate-cars-traffic-jpg-scaled-2.jpg17072560Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2022-07-07 14:30:182023-04-14 11:25:17Speed in Business Has Never Been Greater
July 1, 2022 - The Biden administration this week kicked off a first-of-its-kind federal grant program to help communities nationwide...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Highway2NW.png30244032Ethan McLeodhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngEthan McLeod2022-07-01 16:50:402023-04-14 11:24:53DOT Launches 5-Year, $1B Grant Program Targeting Highway Removal and More
June 10, 2022 - The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing this week...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/iStock-163654089-scaled-2.jpg17042560Ethan McLeodhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngEthan McLeod2022-06-10 15:14:162023-04-14 11:24:23Lawmakers Discuss Road Safety, Spike in Traffic Deaths at House Hearing
May 20, 2022 - On May 16, the U.S. Department of Transportation solicited applications for $1 billion in grants for...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/stop-sign-319045_1280-e1486570032505.jpg502750Jeff Davishttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJeff Davis2022-05-20 16:44:572023-04-14 11:23:58DOT Rolls Out $1 Billion/Year Safe Streets Grant Program
April 22, 2022 - Wearing a mask and getting a vaccination can be as easy as buckling a seatbelt. However,...
https://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/iStock-1079166800-scaled-2.jpg19202560Jonathan Hammondhttps://enotrans.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Eno-Logo-2.pngJonathan Hammond2022-04-22 17:18:532023-04-14 11:23:12Guest Op-Ed: Reclaiming the National Narrative on Transit Safety
Refreshing the Status Quo: Federal Highway Programs and Funding Distribution
This year, the federal government gave $45.6 billion in highway “formula” funding to the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The state-by-state distribution of this money was based almost entirely on how the states fared on a variety of real-world metrics back in calendar year 2007,...