Airlines for America (A4A) is predicting a record-setting 17.5 million passengers will travel by air from the United States over Labor Day week. The reason for the approximately 600,000-person jump...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and The Ray announced a new pact this week that will see all three parties committed to testing the implementatio...
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy intends to grant $59 million to 43 separate projects, all advancing vehicle technology research in some way. ...
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced last week that $146 million would be issued to 180 local mass transit projects throughout the state, with the vast majority going to di...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently announced it has more than $244 million in grant funding available through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure...
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Capital Metro’s board of directors approved a contract Monday that will consolidate the Austin area's bus and transit operations and maintenance services. Currently, services are divided between ...
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, says the recently released final rule making several significant changes to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program stand to...
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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently launched a campaign designed to educate residents on the state’s transportation funding problem and how to solve it. Keep Oregon Connected ...
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The National League of Cities (NLC) has released a new report that encourages cities to consider congestion charging systems as a potential means of raising billions of dollars to upgrade transportati...
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Given it’s home to some of the largest and oldest state-owned bridges in the nation, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is investing significant financial resources into the rep...
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A $1 billion highway project in downtown Las Vegas known appropriately enough as Project Neon, the largest public works project in Nevada’s history, was recently completed and celebrated on Thursday...
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In a recent visit to Thompson Machinery in Mississippi, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) discussed new legislation that proposes revamping permitting and review processes to get more federal infrastr...
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U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) introduced the America Wins Act to the House this week, and through it pushed forward the notion of linking a carbon pollution tax to inflation and investing more than $1 ...
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A full 1,200 highway miles in New York state will benefit from $206 million in federal and state funds announced last week, meant to improve infrastructure and freight operations, reduce congestion an...
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New zero-emission, battery-powered buses were introduced last week by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) for use on its Silver Line. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, along with...
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New, Democrat-driven legislation, the Airline Passengers’ Bill of Rights, was introduced last week in the Senate, proposing expanded protections for air travelers in the United States and penalties ...
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The trucking industry saw significant growth in 2018 -- more than $96 billion of growth, according to the latest American Trucking Associations American Trucking Trends report. That report put last...
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In a sign-on letter written to governors throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, as well as the mayor of Washington, D.C., a coalition of 59 organizations encouraged these politicians in their work...
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U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced this week that they have secured a $3.25 billion commitment for bridge repairs following the Senate committee ...
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The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the largest highway legislation in U.S. history. America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA) of 2019...
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