Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced Wednesday that his state’s Transportation Cabinet was awarded more than $6.4 million in CARES Act funding for public transit agencies. The funding from t...
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CU Boulder’s new engineering research center will focus on developing infrastructure and systems to facilitate widespread adoption of electric vehicles, the university said Tuesday. The Advancin...
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On Thursday, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) introduced legislation prioritizing funding for bridges, which he said will address America’s deficiencies in bridge infrastructure. The bill, The National Bri...
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Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said the agency has allocated $4.925 million in grants to fund four Tier 1 University Transportation Centers (UTCs) to address transportation challenges. ...
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Major transportation projects would have to share the spending spotlight with clean energy, waterworks, and expanded broadband internet service under a new infrastructure stimulus strategy unveiled by...
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) has earmarked over $273 million via the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to aid airport safety initiatives in 41 states, the District of Columbia and additi...
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While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted most sectors, the public transportation industry has taken a particularly heavy blow, and that fact spurred the American Public Transportation Association (APT...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced a new initiative for rural communities to get access to federal grant funds. A new applicant toolkit for the Rural Opportunities to Use Transpor...
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Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said $11.2 million in grant funding via the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) would help minority and women-owned businesses compete for federal highwa...
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Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) personnel said $10 million has been earmarked to initiate a pipeline Research, Development and Testing...
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao released the U.S. Department of Transportation’s vision for the future of transportation innovation on Thursday. Called the Pathways to the Future of Transpo...
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The value of hundreds of billions of dollars remains trapped within potential infrastructure resources throughout the United States, Transurban North American President Jennifer Aument told Transporta...
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Legislation intended to give relief to the maritime industry passed through the House of Representative Tuesday. The legislation, the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act, introduce...
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Major domestic steel industry groups on Monday called on Congress to significantly fund state departments of transportation during the next phase of COVID-19 stimulus legislation. Members of The Am...
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Department of Transportation (DOT) officials have appointed 20 Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force (YIATF) members who will encourage high school students to pursue in-demand aviation...
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While current regulation of the EB-5 Regional Centers Program has improved over the last decade, it appears likely that more will be done to strengthen program oversight, an immigration attorney tol...
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Two Florida legislators have introduced a bill designed to bolster pedestrian, motorist, and resident safety along the state’s east coast high-speed rail corridor. Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Bil...
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The House Appropriations Committee announced on Wednesday that the fiscal year 2021 transportation bill would include $10 billion for Amtrak. The measure, approved by a vote of 30 to 22, would pro...
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Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) will receive a $100 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration to help keep the transit organization going during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Doris Matsu...
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Three Democratic representatives introduced legislation Monday that would provide $1.8 billion in low-interest federal loans and loan guarantees for airport projects. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), a...
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