As the clock winds down on the current surface transportation authorization, Democrats on the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee have unveiled a nearly $500 billion package design...
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Oregon will get nearly $100 million in federal funding to expand TriMet’s MAX Redline from the Beaverton Transit Center in Hillsboro. U.S. Sens Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the funding o...
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New legislation designed to help rural communities better utilize funding and leverage existing U.S. Department of Transportation funding was introduced on Capitol Hill on Monday. U.S. Sen. Roger ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday it had awarded $891 million in funding to 12 transit infrastructure projects across the country. The projects are all part of the Capital Inv...
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Nearly $3 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds has been earmarked for the City of Albany to aid with transit costs during the pandemic. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-...
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U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) spoke last week with U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao about his state’s Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant application for LA H...
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) said 15.5 million cloth facial coverings would be distributed to the nation’s transportation workforce to ensure personnel receive the needed support to execut...
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U.S. Sens Gary Peters (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) said the Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) has been awarded $64.3 million in grant funding from the Federal Transit Administration to ...
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The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Thursday it would make available $1.25 million in grant money for programs that demonstrate and evaluate innov...
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Maryland lawmakers said an $8 million infusion of federal funds will aid the upgrade of a five-mile stretch of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor (NEC) mainline near Baltimore, offering numerous benefits. ...
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Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) is espousing the benefits of the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, receiving nearly $100 million to connect Downtown Pittsburgh and Oakland...
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More than $302 million in federal grant money is headed to local, state, and regional agencies to repair and rehabilitate the railroad infrastructure in nine states, officials announced Wednesday. ...
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By the end of 2020, the airline industry’s global debt could spike to $550 billion, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). This figure is $120 billion than the start of th...
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In a letter to Congress on Tuesday, Amtrak said it needed an additional $1.475 billion in supplemental funding in Fiscal Year 2021 to maintain minimum services levels across its passenger rail network...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated America’s infrastructure funding woes, but the next economic stimulus bill to be debated by Congress is an opportunity to adopt improved policies on infrastruct...
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On Friday, a leading national think tank on transportation issues released its study on congestion pricing and principles cities can use to develop viable programs while maintaining sustainability and...
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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association on Friday asked the Trump administration for help with the industry’s liquidity issues necessary to restart manufacturing in Michigan. In a letter...
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Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said Thursday his plan to invest more than $1 trillion over the next five years to build a high-speed rail network would create more than 2.6 million jobs and make high-speed ...
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Like most states, Illinois is grappling with how to fund transportation projects amid the slowing of cash flow due to substantially reduced statewide travel from the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s key...
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Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Wednesday approved a bill that would allow states flexibility in how they spend Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FM...
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