Commission staff propose two‑phase programming, procurement guidance and workforce rules for zero‑emission freight infrastructure
Staff proposed allowing zero‑emission freight projects to be programmed in separate procurement and implementation phases to address long equipment lead times, added workforce and apprenticeship requirements, and noted streamlined permitting options under AB 1236 and AB 970; stakeholders raised questions about utility coordination and two‑step procurements.
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At the Transportation Commission workshop, Beverly Newman Burkhard, manager of the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program, introduced draft guideline language designed to ease delivery of zero‑emission freight infrastructure by allowing projects to be programmed with two construction phases: a procurement phase and a construction implementation phase.
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