Today's Infrastructure news

Rep. DeFazio Aims High on Infrastructure, Fossil Fuel Cutdown | ASCE SmartBrief

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., is prioritizing passage of a major infrastructure bill because surface-transportation funding runs out next year. DeFazio is aiming big for resilient infrastructure and fossil fuel reduction, despite lacking support from President Donald Trump, but DeFazio is hopeful Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., and the House Ways and Means Committee will find a way to pay for the initiative.  Roll Call 

Infrastructure: Bridges  | Cleveland Daily Banner

TDOT inspects bridges more than 20 feet long, while Bradley County inspects bridges less than 20 feet long. Bridges can also fall under the Federal ...

I-40 West Will be Closed at the North Carolina Border and the Detour is Massive | KnoxNews.com

Transit Advocates Call Grant Denial a 'Wake-Up Call' | NewsChannel5.com

This week, federal officials announced the winners of its annual BUILD grant; Nashville, for the second year in a row, was not one of them. City officials applied for a $10.7 million in Department of Transportation grant money to build a North Nashville Transit Center on Clarksville Pike. According to the grant proposal, the center would be "a new neighborhood mobility center designed specifically to create and enhance multimodal transportation options and connections in North Nashville."

Across the State Line

Plans Being Made for New Bridge over Tennessee River in Decatur | WAAY 31

Plans are being made for a new bridge over the Tennessee River in Decatur. ... Orr said he is already meeting with the department of transportation to ..

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