The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday that it had granted $4.4 million in drone research, education, and training grants to seven U.S. univer...
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According to a report released last week, inadequate roads, bridges, and highways cost the average Michigan household $4,845 annually or around $19.3 billion statewide. Those costs could either ri...
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that Envision AESC, a Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company, will invest $2 billion to build a new, state-of-the-art Gigafactory in Bowlin...
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In an effort to build resilience during natural disasters, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Tuesday it would make available funding for organiza...
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U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) joined U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Garret Graves (R-LA) in calling on the Biden administration to end its baseless federal mask mandate for tran...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Friday it awarded $5 million to the University of Maryland (UMD) to establish and manage the “Build American Center.” The Center will offe...
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Metro, in Washington, D.C., announced the release of its first-ever Strategic Plan for Joint Development Thursday. The plan is a detailed roadmap, the transit agency said, to increasing private de...
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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) will award nearly $20 million through the Small Shipyard Grant Program to help modernize small U.S. shipyards and train their workforce. The Small Shipyard Grant...
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills focused on disaster recovery this week. H.R. 5641, the Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster (SPEED) Recovery Act, was advanced by the H...
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On Monday, Caltrans announced it awarded $34.7 million in state and federal funds to cities, counties, tribes, and transit agencies to plan sustainable transportation projects. The money includes ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Friday that it had developed new, landmark fuel economy standards. The new standards woul...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, recently applauded the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act by the Senate on Thursday. The bill...
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A new plan to invest in Michigan’s infrastructure is the largest in the state’s history, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office said Wednesday. The $5 billion Building Michigan Together Plan aims to...
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A new report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has found that state “gas tax holidays” do little to lower prices at the gasoline pump. In a report released T...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said President Joe Biden’s 2023 Budget Request includes an additional $37 billion to make transportation safer, more reliable, and more affordable. T...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced Friday that it had purchased two vessels to continue modernizing the Ready Reserve Force (RRF). A subset of the ...
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The U.S. Senate advanced legislation from U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to facilitate collaboration between federal agencies and civil aviation industry leaders over advanced...
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States in the Midwest led the way in moving forward on more than 16,000 highway and bridge improvement projects, a new analysis of Federal Highway Administration data has found. The analysis, “F...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Tuesday it will launch a new $1.25 million media campaign to educate drivers on the safety benefits of advanced driver-assistance t...
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Researchers from the University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University recently released a report detailing how automated truck technology could potentially impact the long-haul trucking market. ...
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