U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-OH) introduced legislation aimed at modernizing railroad employee training on Thursday. The Rail Employee Training Modernization Act would allow potential freight rail ...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that a $21.1 million project to replace bridges on the Adirondack Northway (I-87) is underway. The two-year project will replace twin spans between Exit...
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On Friday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a new program from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) that would provide guidance and $7....
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said the Pennsylvania Departments of Transportation (PennDOT) and Environmental Protection (DEP) would join several partner organizations to move forward on plans to maximiz...
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On Wednesday, 17 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Quebec announced an action plan to accelerate electric truck and bus adoption. The plan, the Multi-State Medium and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emis...
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it had issued a proposed rule on crew requirements for safety purposes. The new requirement ...
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Federal Transit Administration (FTA) officials are espousing the benefits of an initiative that will ease access for disabled individuals at the oldest rail stations. The FTA would provide $1.75 bi...
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Nearly 60 member of the U.S. House of Representatives said they support moves in the Biden Administration to track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions Tuesday. In a letter to U.S. Transportation S...
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New research from the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) has found that public transit agencies are highly dependent on vendors when it comes to maintaining critical technologies, which leaves tran...
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On Monday, U.S. Rep Raja Krishnamoorthi joined local elected officials in Hanover Park, Ill. To express their concern over the proposed merger between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (K...
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On Thursday, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced PATH had received the American Public Transportation Association’s highest honor, APTA’s 2022 Outstanding Public Transportation...
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On Friday, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced the enactment of legislation that would help the state reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector. The legislation, Public...
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Changes made to dozens of high-crash intersections throughout Austin have resulted in a 31 percent drop in crashes that result in death or serious injury, city officials said Wednesday. New data f...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it would be modernizing the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) program regulations. Part of the...
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On Wednesday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure announced it had approved several pieces of legislation during a committee markup session, including a bill to invest in truck pa...
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards joined the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn D. Wilson to discuss the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) for the state. Updat...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Tuesday it would be launching a nationwide public education campaign to address speeding. Part of the U.S. Department of Transportation...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced Tuesday that it is accepting applications for Centers of Excellence (CoE) designations to support higher education a...
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On Monday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced they had reached an agreement over the financial framework between the city and the state to help fund the reconstruc...
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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee joined U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, U.S. Rep Jim Langevin (D-RI) and other officials to break ground on the Airport Connector project in Warwick Monday. ...
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