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At least
12 states report cyberattacks on water
infrastructure
As of Aug.
6, 2026, at least a dozen states have experienced
cyberattacks in their public water systems. The states
with reported breaches include Georgia, Michigan,
Minnesota, New Jersey and South Dakota. According to
the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, the
cyberattacks are targeting programmable logic
controllers, which turn industrial equipment on and off
and control factors such as water pressure or chemicals
added in treatment plants. In a statement released by
the FBI…
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PennDOT
releases $90 billion infrastructure
program
The
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)
released its 2027 12-Year Program (TYP), the
Commonwealth's official mid-range planning tool. The
largest share of PennDOT funding is planned toward
state highway and bridge projects, with an estimated
total of $16.9 billion over four years. Following is
public transit, to receive $12.9
billion…
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New York
announces $434 million for statewide water
infrastructure
improvements
On Aug. 7,
2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the
approval of $434 million for water and sewer
infrastructure improvement projects across the state.
The Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) Board of
Directors approved the financing and State and federal
grants, empowering local governments to modernize aging
systems. These investments protect public health and
the environment, as well as reduce future risk by
addressing aging infrastructure. "Affordability means
investing…
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NACo
urges Congress to maintain existing transportation
funding
The National
Association of Counties (NACo) urged Congress to
maintain full funding levels for surface transportation
by extending it in a pair of letters to the Senate and
the U.S. House of Representatives. As current surface
transportation authorities are set to expire on Sept.
30, 2026, several organizations are collaborating to
ensure the nation’s surface transportation programs are
adequately funded as key congressional
committees…
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Rhode
Island aims to eliminate its most active crash
sites
The Rhode
Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) inches
closer to completion of its reconstruction of Route
146. The road is one of the most-traveled trade
corridors in the state; RIDOT expects a 3% increase in
trucking traffic by 2030. However, in 2019, the road's
deterioration led to a sinkhole developing, damaging 40
cars and causing major traffic delays. Since then,
RIDOT secured a $65 million USDOT INFRA Grant to fund
the estimated $196 million
project…
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Oregon
supports small communities with regional infrastructure
fund
Oregon Gov.
Tina Kotek announced the opening of the Regional
Infrastructure Fund (RIF) for local governments and
federally recognized tribes. This funding is dedicated
to areas with populations under 25,000 and is supported
by state economic funding passed in April. An estimated
$10 million in grants is available through RIF for two
project types: construction grants and planning grants.
Funding for each grant ranges from $25,000 to $1
million…
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Senators
introduce legislation for critical transportation
infrastructure delivery
U.S.
Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dave McCormick
(R-PA) introduced the Transit for Urban Renewal and
Business Opportunities Act (TURBO Act), which would
expand and modernize a key federal financing tool used
by state and local governments to deliver critical
transportation infrastructure through public-private
partnerships. The TURBO Act would raise the national
volume cap for qualified highway and surface transfer
facilities from $30 billion to $45
billion…
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USDOT
awards Denton, Texas, funds for road
infrastructure
Denton,
Texas, secured a $1 million grant from the United
States Department of Transportation to fund the
city's first Intelligent Transportation Systems
Master Plan, which aims to improve daily traffic flow
and overall road infrastructure. “Now that
demographic data set suggests that by 2050 Denton
County’s population will be more than double and
employment will be more than double as well,” said
Farhan Butt, the city’s director of
transportation...
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