Dan Vock

Oct 25, 2024 | route-fifty.com | Daniel C. Vock |Dan Vock

It’s not often that voters get to weigh in on the standardized tests that have become a mainstay of American public schools this century, but Massachusetts residents will get that chance in this November’s elections. Specifically, they will decide whether passing the standardized tests should be a graduation requirement for high school students.

Oct 22, 2024 | govexec.com | Daniel C. Vock |Dan Vock

Boston’s transit agency will receive $472 million from the federal government to replace a century-old rail bridge, as part of $4.2 billion for 44 major infrastructure improvements announced by the Biden administration Monday. Other projects that received awards include replacing a two-mile bridge in the Florida Keys, untangling a busy intersection in Arizona, electrifying port equipment in Miami and replacing a highway bridge that collapsed in Providence, Rhode Island.

Oct 21, 2024 | route-fifty.com | Daniel C. Vock |Dan Vock

Boston’s transit agency will receive $472 million from the federal government to replace a century-old rail bridge, as part of $4.2 billion for 44 major infrastructure improvements announced by the Biden administration Monday. Other projects that received awards include replacing a two-mile bridge in the Florida Keys, untangling a busy intersection in Arizona, electrifying port equipment in Miami, and replacing a highway bridge that collapsed in Providence, Rhode Island.

Oct 18, 2024 | route-fifty.com | Daniel C. Vock |Dan Vock

You're reading Route Fifty's State and Local Roundup. Subscribe here to get this update in your inbox every Saturday. A new report from the National League of Cities shows that city officials are preparing for a tougher budget situation, despite many indicators that local governments are in good financial health. Nearly two-thirds of city finance officials surveyed by the group last year said they were in better shape going into 2024 than they had been entering 2023.

Oct 16, 2024 | route-fifty.com | Daniel C. Vock |Dan Vock

Virginia officials broke ground Tuesday on a project to bring a new rail bridge into Washington, D.C., a major milestone for a state that’s been trying to connect all of its regions to passenger rail, even if it means buying or building the tracks itself. The $2.3 billion project would double the number of train tracks crossing the Potomac River from two to four, alleviating a major chokepoint for freight and passenger rail traveling along the East Coast.