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FAA announces safety enhancement measures to prevent airplane, helicopter collisions
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford recently announced a new safety enhancement measure to prevent collisions between helicopters and airplanes. In a general notice, the FAA suspended the use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters, instead mandating that air traffic controllers will use radar to manage the aircraft and keep them separated at specific lateral or vertical distances. The upgraded protocol st...
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Amtrak completes improvements at South Carolina stations
Amtrak recently completed improvements at two South Carolina stations served twice daily by the Floridian route. “E...Read More »
California High Speed Rail completes underpass connecting downtown to Southwest Fresno
The California High Speed Rail Authority announced it has completed the Cesar Chavez Boulevard underpass grade separatio...Read More »
CPKC certifies 14 locations for rail-served industrial development
Alberta-based Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the only single-line transnational railway linking Canada, the United...Read More »
California congressmembers urge DOT to secure $2B in transit funds ahead of 2028 Olympics
The California Congressional delegation is urging U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to support the inclusion of $...Read More »
FAA unveils pilot program for next-gen aircraft
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration released eight proposals this week that were p...Read More »
APTA: Every $1B for public transportation generates $5B in economic value
A new study by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has found that every $1 billion invested into publi...Read More »
Massachusetts advances North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement project
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said her state will take the next step in delivering the North Station Draw One Bridge R...Read More »
Bipartisan bill to reduce train derailments introduced
U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced legislation aimed at reducing train derailments and ma...Read More »
FIFA World Cup host cities receive over $100M in transit funding
The Federal Transit Administration is investing $100.3 million into public transit systems located in 2026 FIFA World Cu...Read More »
Federal Transit Administration announces funding opportunity for public transit
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced it will be taking applications for mo...Read More »
