August 2018

Idaho bags $90M infrastructure grant from the DOT

ConDig (31-Aug-18).  Idaho has secured a $90 million infrastructure investment grant from the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the I-84 highway widening project. Under the project, the I-84 highway will be expanded to three lanes…





DOT awards $75M infrastructure grant to Northern Kentucky

ConDig (27-AUg-18).  The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a $75 million infrastructure grant to Northern Kentucky that will primarily help fund upgrading highways around Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). Under the grant, $67.4…


Chicago O’Hare Airport lands $80M in federal funds for revamp

ConDig (23-Aug-18).  Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport has secured nearly $80 million in federal funds for runway construction and noise mitigation. The funding comes from the Department of Transportation’s Airport Improvement Program, which provides grants to…


Construction starts tumble 9% in July

ConDig (21-Aug-18).  U.S. construction starts dropped 9% in July from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $817.4 billion, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. It comes as nonresidential…




Housing starts rebound 0.9% in July

ConDig (17-Aug-18).  Construction of new homes in the US edged back up 0.9% in July after falling the month prior on a rise in groundbreaking for single- and multi-family houses. Total housing starts rose to…