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Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez announced the start of a three-year pilot program developed in partnership with the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) to improve state oversight of federal-aid highway projects administered by local public agencies (LPAs).

State transportation officials' efforts to address congestion and mobility continue with the action of approving $313 million in funding for additional projects through the Proposition 14 bond program.

Gov. Chris Gregoire announced a significant step forward in the replacement of the seismically unsafe Alaskan Way Viaduct. Both bids submitted to design and build the SR 99 bored tunnel were at or below the contract price limit. The submittals were from two teams of national and international tunneling firms, who spent months of design work and cost analysis to produce the extensive proposals.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced that the state is awarding $2,671,457 in federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) grants to fund projects in Alger, Lenawee, Muskegon, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties. The grants will help to fund the construction of 7.5 miles of non-motorized trails and a half mile of streetscape improvements.