In a letter to members of the House of Representatives, the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO urged the two parties to come together and pass historic infrastructure investment bil...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it had awarded more than $479 million in airport infrastructure grants to 123 projects at airports across the ...
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President Joe Biden endorses legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) that would expand the existing consumer tax credit for electric vehicle and add incentives for vehicles made with uni...
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On Friday, President Joe Biden signed the Surface Transportation Extension Act, which would extend funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s surface transportation programs through Oct. 31...
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As the U.S. House of Representatives moves to consider the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), President Joe Biden’s infrastructure investment plan, Senate Republicans and more than 100 i...
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U.S. Reps. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) and Garret Graves (R-LA) introduced legislation Wednesday that would authorize $200 million in grants to use drones in inspecting infrastructure.
The bill, the Drone...
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A new analysis of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has found that for every $1 increase in federal highway, bridge, and public transit investments, the U.S. will see as much as $3.60 ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded more than $431.8 million in grants through the Airport Improvement Program to 60 airports in 31 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islan...
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More than 40 projects that did not receive federal funding will now be eligible to apply for credit assistance as part of a new program, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Monday that it will make $409.6 million in grants available for building and maintaining transit bus and van fleets across the country.
The Bu...
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The U.S Department of Transportation (DOT) recently awarded the first grants under the new Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program to five transportation projects. The grants total $5 milli...
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U.S. Rep. Donald Payne (D- NJ) urged the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to make the Hudson River Tunnel project’s financial plan a top priority so construction can begin on the project soon.
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After a more than 15-hour markup session, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced legislation to invest nearly $60 billion to make the country’s infrastructure more sustain...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Tuesday it would make $25 million in funding available to help public transportation agencies return to service...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded six private companies more than $100 million through the Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Program to develop technologies...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday that it will offer $482.3 million in funding to 313 businesses as part of a jobs savings program created by the American Rescue Plan.
The Avia...
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U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Gary Peters (D-MI) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined a group of their colleagues to urge Congressional leadership to provide at least $2.5 billion in funding for por...
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The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently introduced legislation creating $10 billion in competitive grants for public transit, a bill supported by the American Public Transp...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced it plans to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing. The USDA updated the Emergency Assistance for Live...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced Tuesday that it would be providing $2.2 billion in competitive grant funding for transit systems with additional pand...
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