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Jan 17th 2024 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
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The Borman Expressway. Courtesy of the Indiana Department of Transportation.

Large funding grants for surface transportation projects are available from the federal government’s Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant Program. This program, actively overseen by the U.S. Department of Transportation, is especially focused on funding projects that hold regional or national significance. Applications that were approved in 2023 will provide between $5.45 billion and $5.58 billion for […]

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Jan 12th 2024 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
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The I-83 South Bridge in Pennsylvania. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

It is shocking to realize that more than 42% of America’s 617,000 bridges are more than half a century old, and one-third of them are in dire need of repair or replacement. Even more sobering is the fact that 46,000 U.S. bridges are considered structurally deficient or in poor condition, given that 178 million trips […]

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Jan 10th 2024 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
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Photo courtesy of Martha Dominguez de Gouveia on Unsplash.

In the United States, there are over 6,000 hospitals, approximately 1 million hospital beds and thousands of small clinics. The physical healthcare infrastructure includes buildings, research labs, costly mechanical systems, leading-edge technology and medical equipment of all types. America’s hospital infrastructure is designed and expected to function under a daunting array of circumstances, including providing […]

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Jan 5th 2024 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, News, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
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The Nebraska Memorial Stadium, courtesy of the University of Nebraska.

In past years, it was likely more difficult for companies to categorize renovation and repair projects as highly attractive. That might not be the case anymore. Public entities throughout the U.S. are designing extremely large renovation projects, and without a doubt these upcoming projects will be attractive to firms of all types and sizes. Repair […]

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Jan 3rd 2024 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
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Rendering of a Denver Colfax Corridor BRT station. Courtesy of Greater Denver Transit.

The Federal Transit Administration has about $4.5 billion available in 2024 for transit projects of all types. This includes bus rapid transit projects, light rail and commuter rail initiatives. While most of the projects involve state departments of transportation, the projects are local and require collaboration between the jurisdictions. The upcoming projects will all be […]

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Dec 27th 2023 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
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Here’s something that will be easily missed… but hopefully not by our readers. In December, the Federal Highway Administration announced $110 million in grant funding for 19 wildlife crossing projects in 17 states. That may sound like these projects will be small, but that is not the case. This funding is available now through a […]

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Dec 20th 2023 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, News, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
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Photo courtesy of Gordon Chaffin on Unsplash.

Here’s something that may surprise you! Statistics tell us that American roads are more dangerous than those of other developed countries. The U.S. roadway fatality rate has hovered around 12 deaths per 100,000 motorists for the past 15 years, while other developed countries have traffic fatality rates of under 5 per 100,000. U.S. roads are […]

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Dec 15th 2023 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, News, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
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Photo courtesy of jhenning on Pixabay.

When the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill (BIL) went into effect in 2021, it included the largest funding allocation ever made for water infrastructure – $55 billion for projects to improve access to clean drinking water throughout the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was selected to allocate these funds to state and local governmental entities. […]

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Dec 13th 2023 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
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Photo courtesy of Balazs Busznyak on Unsplash.

Last week, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced $8.1 billion in funding for passenger rail projects. The funding is a part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act that Congress passed several years ago, but the funding now is flowing aggressively. This type of historic support is facilitating an abundance of rail projects throughout America. The opportunities […]

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Dec 8th 2023 | Posted in Mary Scott Nabers' Insights, News, Opportunities by Mary Scott Nabers
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Photo courtesy of Maxwell Ridgeway on Unsplash.

In November, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced another $220 million in grant funding for upcoming ferry projects. The awards will support 13 projects in eight states and American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the U.S. This funding was allocated through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill passed by Congress. The total allocation made available is approximately […]

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