As a result of more than $1.1 million in bridge damage caused by an over-sized truck slamming into an I-82 overpass, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a State of Emergency in Benton County. “Th...
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A project run by the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) at Honolulu Harbor is entering its second phase, progressing the largest capital improvement project in Hawaii’s history. Known as ...
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Congressional committee leaders received a letter Dec. 20 from nine transportation-focused organizations urging federal funding for automated speed enforcement in work zones throughout the United Stat...
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The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) announced earlier this month a $1 million grant award from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation to help develop the Downtown Pittsburgh Mobility Plan, which will s...
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The first nine months of 2019 saw traffic deaths fall by 2.2 percent -- to 26,730 people -- according to the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data, with the third quarter ...
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Missouri’s Focus on Bridges program, initiated by Gov. Mike Parson, officially finished its first project last week, reopening a new Route 72 bridge after six months of work. While the bridge is...
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Maryland’s full Congressional delegation recently sent a letter to Gregory Slater, head of the Maryland Highway Administration, urging the state to provide the public with more information on three ...
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Amtrak officials announced this week that work will continue at New York Penn Station throughout winter and have minimal impact on scheduled train operations. Work will begin on Tracks 11 and 14 st...
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The Commonwealth of Virginia reached an agreement with CSX last week that lays the foundations for a $3.7 billion investment into the future of the state’s rail lines, including a new bridge, new tr...
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) recently sent a letter to the House and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announce Tuesday that it will provide up to $55 million into their first programs focused on the development of lo...
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Drivers with experience using advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are nearly twice as likely to engage in distracted driving when the systems are in use, according to research from the AAA Found...
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The governors of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming signed a new memorandum of understanding last week, reaffirming mutual dedication to creating electric vehicle...
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The states of California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont collectively pledged to create a plan that would speed up the transition to zero-emission veh...
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Seeking to deter impaired driving around the holidays, Lyft and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) recently awarded nearly $100,000 in grant funds and ride credits to five State Highway S...
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Leaders from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, as well as the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, wrote Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao this week to ...
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The 12 finalists for the Austin City:One challenge were recently chosen by the contest steering committee, opening a $100,000 opportunity for them to test and deploy mobility improvement proposals in ...
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International inbound travel to the United States is forecasted to grow at 2.4 percent annually through 2023, which is half of the global travel rate of 4.8 percent, according to the U.S. Travel Assoc...
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A ruling from the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed an American Trucking Associations (ATA) lawsuit against a Rhode Island truck-only toll to move forward in federal court. The ATA, wh...
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Supported by airport and air traffic organizations, U.S. Reps. Julie Brownley (D-CA) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) have introduced the CONTRACT Act to eliminate financial handicaps that limit federal contra...
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