On January 14, 2025, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced a new final rule to end its longstanding waiver of Buy America requirements for “manufactured products” used in Federal-aid highway projects.
By way of background, FHWA’s Buy America statute was enacted in 1983 and required FHWA to ensure that all federally funded projects use only steel, iron, and manufactured products that are produced in the United States. However, at the time, FHWA determined that it would be in the public interest to waive the Buy America requirements for manufactured products ...
As part of its effort to meet MAP-21’s legislative requirement to develop standard public-private partnership transaction model contracts for the most popular types of public-private partnerships, the Federal Highway Administration held a listening session with representatives from the transportation industry at the U.S. Department of Transportation in Washington D.C. on January 16. Representatives from state departments of transportation, general contractors, trade associations, legal advisors and others were in attendance, and solicited to provide FHWA with the ...
On July 9, LA Metro is hosting an Industry Outreach Workshop to accelerate PPP delivery of six highway improvement projects in Los Angeles County known as the Highway Goods Movement Package. The workshop is being held at Metro’s Gateway Building headquarters where there will be a 2-hour presentation in the morning detailing the six projects, followed by one-on-one meetings with Metro representatives.
You can RSVP to Metro’s Public-Private Partnership Program Manager Kathleen Sanchez at SanchezK@metro.net. Here are the details:
One Gateway ...
The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) is hosting a free panel on "Rebuilding America's Interstate Highway System" on June 21 from 8-10:30am ET. The program, which will be held at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation in Washington, DC, will also be broadcast live over the Internet for those who cannot attend in person.
The event targets anyone interested in exploring real solutions to the challenge of funding improvements to interstate highways and other major road systems in America including congressional staff, transportation ...
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