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3 Lessons From the West Virginia DOT on Developing a Drone Program

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3 Lessons From the West Virginia DOT on Developing a Drone Program. State departments of transportation (DOTs) are responsible for building and maintaining critical infrastructure across the country and finding new and innovative ways to address the demands of future growth on the nation’s roads and bridges. Elizabeth Manning.

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DOT Announces $905m in INFRA Grant Awards

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Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $905 million in grants through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program. On June 30, the U.S.

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DOT awards $1.8B in transportation infrastructure grants

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Nearly 150 road, rail, transit and port projects will receive discretionary grant funds from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, program.

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State transportation projects need better oversight: DOT audit

Construction Dive

Delays could increase the risk of infrastructure act funding not achieving its intended benefits, cautions the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General.

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Up to $51B in transportation grant awards at risk, advocacy group says

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Transportation for America analyzed a leaked DOT policy memo that targets road safety, bicycle and electric vehicle infrastructure projects.

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Spat between union and Connecticut DOT drags FIGG into another bridge controversy

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A bill calls for state DOT engineers rather than consultants like FIGG to inspect infrastructure projects while a union in support of it questions the FIU bridge designer's role in the Arrigoni Bridge project as an example.

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Illinois DOT needs at least $39B for transportation and infrastructure work

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The funding request includes up to $15 billion during the next 10 years for highway maintenance alone.

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