- City of Chicago’s Bronzeville Bridge to Chicago’s Lakefront
- City of Industry’s 57/60 Confluence Freight Corridor Project
- Florida Department of Transportation’s Tamiami Trail/Everglades Restoration
- Idaho Transportation Department’s US-95 Worley North State 2, supported by CAGTC Member Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization (KMPO)
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Eastside Access Improvements
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation’s Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station Master Plan Implementation Project
- Maryland Department of Transportation’s Fort Meade Multimodal Accessibility Project
- City of Baltimore’s Hanover Street Bridge Plan, supported by CAGTC Member Maryland Port Administration
- Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s San Francisco Bay Area Core Capacity Transit Study
- Oregon Department of Transportation’s (Oregon DOT) Regional Active Transportation Management
- Port of Seattle’s Terminal 46 Rehabilitation Project
- Virginia Port Authority’s Norfolk International Terminals
CAGTC members win big in TIGER VI
posted by AJOT | Sep 16 2014 at 03:08 PM | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that 72 projects will receive a total of $600 million from the sixth round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. Of these, 12 Coalition for America’s Gateway and Trade Corridor (CAGTC) member projects were awarded a total of $135 million for projects with full costs exceeding $490 million.
One in three grant dollars, just over $198 million, was awarded to 25 projects supporting freight movement. Compared to previous rounds, this represents a decrease in the amount of money and total awards given to freight relative to other types of projects.
“This round of TIGER highlighted that across the spectrum, transportation projects need resources to be realized and even awards that are small relative to the project’s overall cost have a significant impact,” said Leslie Blakey, president and executive director of CAGTC. “We are very pleased to see such a large number of CAGTC members competed successfully in this round. We also believe that pairing TIGER with a freight-specific federal grant program would yield nationally significant economic benefits and strengthen American commerce.”
Many CAGTC Members led or partnered on successful applications this round, including:
“It was great to see the Idaho Transportation Department was awarded 7.4 million for their U.S. 95 Worley North Stage 2 project,” said Glenn Miles, executive director of KMPO, of the award to upgrade 28 miles of US 95, benefiting large volumes of heavy weight trucks, according to US DOT. “The application and award announcement was based on the significant benefits that can be achieved for freight and goods movement to the region, while at the same time recognizing and addressing the needs of small communities that see these trucks on a daily basis.”