U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, warned that America must take steps to strengthen its cybersecurity defenses during a hearing Tues...
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U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, opposed on Monday the approval of a trust for the proposed merger of the Canadian National (CN) and K...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) wants the federal government to allow state departments of transportation to use pandemic relief funds to cover a wider ...
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U.S. Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced legislation last week that would repeal the federal excise tax (FET) on heavy trucks and trailers. Established more than 100 years ago...
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U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined 30 other Democratic committee members in urging Congressional leadership to include transforma...
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U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) reintroduced the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act on Friday. The bill would create and fund a public bank that would facilitate public-private partnership...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Monday LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal B was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 Gold certification by the U.S. G...
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In a virtual roundtable on Thursday, U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with leaders throughout the Biden administration in a roundtable discussion on the congestio...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Thursday it would be posting a Request for Information (RFI) to get feedback from transit riders and transit ag...
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A bicameral group of Democrats legislators introduced legislation Wednesday designed to slash the transportation sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Medium- and Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle In...
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Nearly 370 mayors from all 50 states and the District of Columbia called on Congress to take immediate action on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework proposed by a bipartisan group of senators and ...
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A new report has found that the Northeast Corridor (NEC) contributes about $50 billion a year to the U.S. economy, making it a critical national asset. The “Northeast Corridor and the American E...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) announced new surface transportation priorities on July 7 – priorities that had changed since the organization adopted...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) had provided the San Bernardino County Transportation A...
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Amtrak announced Wednesday that it would be entering into a $3.4 billion contract with Siemens to create a new fleet of trains to transform the rail travel industry. The contract will provide up t...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Tuesday that it had levied $119,000 in civil penalties against nine passengers for unruly behavior. The FA...
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U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) brought Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to Syracuse to visit I-81 – an infrastructure project they say will benefit from the Ame...
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The U.S House of Representatives passed Thursday the INVEST in America Act, a surface transportation bill, by a 221-201 vote. The bill provides $109 billion for public transportation and addresse...
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed Thursday the INVEST in America Act, the $715 billion surface transportation re-authorization and water infrastructure bill. The INVEST in America Act specif...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded $70 million in Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grants to two Pennsylvania projects. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was aw...
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