February 24, 2025 Update (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) -
The evening of February 21, 2025, Judge Adam B. Adelson, United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, issued a preliminary injunction enjoining...more
2/25/2025
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February 12, 2025 Update -
The evening of February 11, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit denied the Administration’s request for an administrative stay of the TRO and subsequent order enforcing...more
Sean Duffy was sworn in as the 20th Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) on January 29, 2025, and immediately issued directives that will impact the operations of the Department and its...more
2/3/2025
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Trump Administration
President Trump was inaugurated on January 20, 2025, and issued numerous executive orders later that afternoon. Many of these executive orders, including one that directly referenced infrastructure, paused federal funding for...more
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law established the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula program in an effort to jumpstart the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging networks. To support that endeavor,...more
Imagine you are sitting in your car at a traffic signal. The signal turns green and you begin to accelerate. Without you doing anything, your car suddenly screeches to a halt as another car runs a red light and whizzes past....more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced a long-awaited Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for public agencies to enhance technical capacity to deliver projects using a public-private partnership...more
Join us on March 19, 2024 for the next presentation in our Infra Insight webinar series focusing on the Build America Buy America Act.
While the Build America Buy America Act aims to promote domestic manufacturing and...more
The federal government recently released long-awaited guidance regarding the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act requirements included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58; IIJA). On August 14, 2023,...more
9/20/2023
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New Guidance ,
OMB ,
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Public Interest Waivers ,
Public Projects
The first urban-core tolling program in the United States marked a major milestone. In late June, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) concluded its environmental assessment of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s...more
According to California’s projections, the miles of highways susceptible to coastal flooding in a 100-year storm event will triple from current levels to 370 miles by 2100, with over 3,750 miles exposed to temporary flooding....more
1/11/2023
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Water Projects
According to California’s projections, the miles of highways susceptible to coastal flooding in a 100-year storm event will triple from current levels to 370 miles by 2100, with over 3,750 miles exposed to temporary flooding....more
According to California’s projections, the miles of highways susceptible to coastal flooding in a 100-year storm event will triple from current levels to 370 miles by 2100, with over 3,750 miles exposed to temporary flooding....more
11/17/2022
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Webinars
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58; IIJA) expanded the scope of the Buy America preference by requiring that all construction materials, iron and steel, and manufactured products used in federally...more
As anticipated by project sponsors and industry participants, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued a temporary waiver of Buy America requirements for construction materials on May 19, 2022....more
The Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) recently issued initial Buy America implementation guidance required by Sections 70901-52 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58; “IIJA”)....more
Transit authorities across the nation rely on the Capital Investments Grants (“CIG”) program administered by the Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”) to fund major capital expenses for expansion and core capacity projects....more
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, hailed by the White House as a “once-in-a-generation investment in our nation’s infrastructure and competitiveness,” became law on November 15, 2021. This new $1.2 trillion policy...more
2/10/2022
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act or “IIJA” (P.L. 117-58) passed on a bipartisan basis in both the House and Senate and was signed by the President one month ago today, on November 15, 2021. One could have assumed...more
Infrastructure investment, whether through direct investments in specific projects or through commingled funds, is an attractive asset class for public pension systems and other institutional investors. In this episode of...more
Yesterday, the Senate released legislative text for its highly anticipated bipartisan infrastructure package, titled the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Negotiations have been ongoing for months, and while...more
The President unveiled details of his historic infrastructure plan this morning, proposing the largest infrastructure investment in U.S. history. ...more
Ever since both 2016 presidential candidates made infrastructure investment a core component of each of their platforms, we have been waiting for a significant infusion of federal funds to modernize our aging bridges,...more
The Federal Transit Administration (“FTA”) recently penned a “Dear Colleague” letter regarding the Agency’s implementation of the Capital Investment Grants Program, stating that FTA will consider federal loans or financing...more
Sponsors of critical maritime transportation projects received welcome news this week, as the U.S. Department of Transportation (“USDOT”) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (“NOFO”) for America’s Marine Highway...more