The average train length has grown approximately 25 percent since 2008, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study. The average train lengths in 2017 were between 1.2 and 1.4 mile...
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Illinois officials marked last week the passage of the largest capital plan in its history and the first in nearly 10 years, investing $45 billion into efforts to fix battered infrastructure and spur ...
Read MoreThe Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will spend $2.07 billion on 1,034 projects throughout the state this year. The projects are funded by the state and federal motor fuel taxes and are int...
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As the world’s mobility options increase, cities are finding it more and more challenging to manage transportation, and in response, a worldwide coalition of such entities has united to form the Ope...
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The U.S. House this week approved a $383.3 billion package of 2020 appropriations bills, including critical funding for public transit and passenger rail infrastructure. If passed by both the Sena...
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The Pennsylvania state House recently advanced a resolution that urges the federal government to make the resiliency of the country’s infrastructure a priority. The resolution asks the federal go...
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The cities of Oakland and San Francisco will benefit from $300 million in Capital Investment Grants (CIG) in the days ahead, authorized by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to improve capacity ...
Read MoreThe Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA’s) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program and the Special Transportation Circumstances Program will provide more than $...
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At a meeting of the Economic Club of Canada, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau took the opportunity to address the recent approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project and how he feels i...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project completed last year to connect the more than 1,900-mile I-95 from Maine to Miami is proving to be a success on several fronts. The most s...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently asked federal lawmakers to protect the eligibility of public infrastructure projects under the government’s employment-based E...
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors and MBTA Fiscal Management and Control Board (FMCB) approved this week a five-year, $18.3 billion capital investment plan th...
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The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority recently announced a comprehensive Community Benefits Plan for the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project. The Community Benefits Plan, and the entirety of t...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced this week a Notice of Funding Opportunity to apply for $297 million in grant funding for the new Port Infrastructure Development Program. The...
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Ground was broken this month on an anxiously awaited highway project outside of Washington, D.C., one of the latest examples of the public and private sector acting as partners to advance critical sta...
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Chris Spear, CEO of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week as it prepares a transportation reauthorization bill. A...
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A new Port infrastructure Development Program was launched by the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) this week, kicking things off with a $292.7 million notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). ...
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In recognition of its efforts at environmental sustainability, the Ports of Indiana has become the first state-wide port authority to receive the environmental certification known as Green Marine. ...
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Under a new collaboration agreement between Electrify America and ChargePoint, drivers covered by either network will be able to charge electric vehicles on their public chargers without additional ha...
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker recently signed legislation authorizing $200 million in Chapter 90 transportation funds to improve municipal roads and bridges. Chapter 90 reimburses the state’s ...
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