The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Tuesday the department has made preparations to enable the immediate mass shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The Department has laid the g...
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it awarded nearly $1.4 million in grant money to six projects in six states. The Real-Ti...
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U.S. Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) and Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) introduced last week a bill aimed at growing the electric vehicle jobs. The bill, H.R. 8807, the Electric Vehicle Mobility Area Pla...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said its recently released Pedestrian Safety Action Plan seeks to address the reduction of pedestrian injuries and fatalities on America’s roads. “...
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Amtrak officials are espousing the benefits of a federal measure designed to provide equality to rail workers by ending the worker benefits sequester. Per Amtrak personnel, the Railroad Employee Eq...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) maintains recent study findings determined 77 percent of voters want to see emergency funding for public transportation. The APTA said the Firs...
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Roadway and pavement infrastructure data collection company ARRB Group, Inc. has added an intelligent Pavement Assessment Vehicle (iPAVe) to its U.S. data collection fleet, offering technological enha...
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A new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has found that American households will bear a large amount of the costs associated with deficiencies in the country’s network of roa...
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A coalition of stakeholders from Maryland and Pennsylvania joined U.S. Rep. David Trone (D-MD) in applauding the allocation of $6 million in funding for preliminary engineering work for U.S. Route 219...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), Amtrak, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDot) have jointly received $15.9 million in federal funding to improve th...
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Representatives of the surface transportation industry urged Congress Wednesday to pass the Democratic-sponsored COVID-19 relief package which will provide additional federal funding in the face of th...
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During its World General Assembly, the Airports Council International (ACI) adopted a resolution supporting aviation industry COVID-19 pandemic recovery, urging best practices for health measures with...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) maintains third-quarter reports point to the commuter rail industry fully implementing Positive Train Control (PTC) by the December 2020 deadline....
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Pennsylvania state officials said the Appalachian Program Development (APD) has earmarked $6 million in federal funding to aid the resumption of environmental studies regarding the U.S. 219 expansion....
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is encouraging airport sponsors to submit funding applications through the Military Airport Program (MAP) to increase civilian aviation capacity by financing ...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) has awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) a $2.1 million FAST Act grant to address transportation safety and efficiency. NCDOT of...
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U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) hopes his new legislation, the Strengthening Methods to Advance Research and Technology (SMART) in Transportation Act, will spur innovation, improve efficiency and pr...
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U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) officials said Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Express (RRIF Express) program revisions would yield expanded eligibility and greater flexibi...
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The Monterey-Salinas Transit District (MST) in Monterey County, California, has received an $8.45 million loan via the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Build America Bureau to aid an infr...
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U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) officials said the agency has allocated more than $291 million in grants for 11 intercity passenger rail projects as a means of bolstering safety and reliabil...
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