Dedicated to raising awareness of the need to expand US freight transportation capabilities and working toward solutions for this growing national challenge.
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NEWS: We announced funding for 44 infrastructure projects of regional and national significance.
Thanks to the infrastructure law, we are improving roads and bridges expanding port capacity to improve supply chains and lower costs.
ALT Text: Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $4.2 Billion From the Infrastructure Law for Transformational, National Infrastructure Projects Image: American Flag waving above the River in Savannah, Georgia
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This bridge represents the single-largest transportation investment in Tennessee state history, poised to transform our infrastructure for generations to come.
#AmericasRiverCrossing
FHWA today announced over $5B in Large Bridge Project Grants from #BipartisanInfrastructureLaw’s Bridge Investment Program, which will help reconstruct & repair 13 bridge projects in 16 states that are vital to nation's economy, safety, and freight travel. highways.dot.gov/newsroom/in…
CAGTC's June newsletter is here! This month's issue features a recap of our annual meeting in DC, @USDOT's Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program awards, @BhattmobileT's visit to @myTDOT's I-55 bridge project, and more! Read here: tradecorridors.org/trade-cor…
Congratulations to our newly elected & re-elected members of the #CAGTC Board of Directors: Erin Aleman @cmapillinois; Paul Anderson @PortTampaBay; Shant Boyajian @NossamanLaw; Aimee Heim @portofsandiego; Fran Inman @Majestic1948; & Jason Smeak @AECOM!
THANK YOU to our wonderful sponsors who make the #CAGTC Annual meeting possible! @portoflongbeach @PortTampaBay @portsamericahq @Intermodal @PortofLA @Majestic1948 @SeaportNW @cmapillinois @portvanusa @AECOM
The @WhiteHouse's Samantha Silverberg, Deputy Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Implementation, closed out today’s #CAGTC meeting with an insightful keynote address on the Administration’s priorities to shape the #infrastructure decade.
CAGTC is delighted to welcome speakers from @wspusa @metrolosangeles @myTDOT @JacobsConnects & @GreatLDredge for a timely panel on the negative impacts of boom & bust funding cycles & the need for sustained, reliable, & robust federal funding for critical #infrastructure projects
Our panelists from @Intermodal @cmapillinois @NossamanLaw & @portsamericahq facilitated a great discussion on potential threats to our supply chains & innovative strategies to prepare for tomorrow’s #freight needs.
CAGTC kicked off the 2024 Annual Meeting with a congr. staff panel representing key authorizing committees - moderated by @portoflongbeach. Thanks for joining us this morning & sharing your insights & transportation policy priorities @EPWGOP @TransportDems @SenateCommerce! #CAGTC
We are delighted that @USDOT Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Allison Dane Camden will be a keynote speaker at our annual meeting on May 15! CAGTC's annual meeting is free & open to the public.
View our full agenda & register here: tradecorridors.org/about/ann…
Have you read CAGTC's Feb. newsletter? This month's issue features: our members receiving INFRA & Mega awards, @moffattnichol's major freight clients & projects, the cooperative agreement between @portofsandiego @CaltransHQ @SANDAG, and more!
Read here: tradecorridors.org/trade-cor…
CAGTC members & projects supported by members received $1.6 billion from @USDOT's Mega & INFRA grant programs – programs that CAGTC helped craft and advocated for over the past 22 years! Congratulations to our many members receiving awards!
Learn more: tradecorridors.org/wp-conten…
Take a look at CAGTC's first newsletter of 2024! This month's issue features key supply chain initiatives to watch this year, a new CAGTC member - @JacobsConnects, @SANDAG's new interim CEO, @USDOT's RAISE NOFO, and more!
Read & subscribe: tradecorridors.org/trade-cor…
As supply chain partners invest heavily to accommodate 50% freight by tonnage growth by 2050, this recent CNBC video highlights how the BIL is benefitting the Port of Baltimore & @pachesapeake's efforts to grow the Port and move cargo at a record pace youtube.com/watch?v=b6PNc8xz…
Exciting news from @USDOT! The Freight Office – a longstanding priority for CAGTC – will serve as an essential resource in advancing multimodal #freight policy, planning, & investment.
View CAGTC's statement here: tradecorridors.org/wp-conten…
Today, we're announcing our new Freight Office to lead coordination efforts with companies and ports that will strengthen supply chains and ultimately bring down the cost of goods for Americans. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
CAGTC's November newsletter is here, featuring @SGVCOG's efforts to enhance Southern CA's infrastructure, CAGTC members receiving PIDP awards from @USDOT, and a recognition of Mort Downey's invaluable contributions to CAGTC as our founding chair. tradecorridors.org/trade-cor…
Today, CAGTC celebrates the two year anniversary of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law!
The BIL continues to support our members and ensure the efficient movement of goods by making $78 billion in funding available for freight projects, a 550% increase from the FAST Act.