American automotive industry groups are asking Congress to consider delaying United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) policies as part of its COVID-19 economic stimulus package. In a letter t...
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The American Highway Users Alliance is urging Congress not to forget infrastructure as it works to create an economic stimulus package to combat the negative economic effects of the coronavirus. I...
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In a letter to Congress, CEOs from airlines and an airline association urged them to pass an economic stimulus bill quickly in order to save jobs. Congress has been working on passing a $1.7 trill...
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Airports need an injection of $10 billion to deal with the challenges presented by COVID-19, an association representing airports said in a letter to Congress this week. The Airports Council Inter...
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Airlines for America, the trade association for the U.S. airline industry, joined the rest of the airline industry in calling on Congress to act quickly to protect airlines and their employees. In...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) wants Congress to provide more than $16 billion in supplemental funding, and to waive truck weight restrictions to deal ...
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The leading railroad industry organization supports the requests by rail industries for more than $13 billion in bailout money needed as a response to the travel restrictions imposed by government eff...
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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration announced it would award nearly $20.3 million in grants to fund 25 projects in 23 states through its Integrated Mobility Integrat...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Friday that it will expand its eligibility for federal assistance for transit agencies to use in responding to the coronavirus. The move would al...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced 32 projects in 27 states will receive federal grants to fund railroad infrastructure projects. Part of the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and ...
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that more than $39 million federal grants would go to two Texas ports. The grants, part of nearly $280 million in discretionary grant funding...
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A bipartisan bill in Congress would help address the nation’s infrastructure workforce shortage by investing in career and technical education and on-the-job training, lawmakers said. Rep. Jim L...
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and State of Colorado Division of Aeronautics officials said the entities have reached an agreement to install weather cameras on 13 Automated Weather Observing S...
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The U. S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced Thursday it is accepting applications for marine highway program projects through April 20. The department will award $...
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Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) has introduced a measure designed to streamline the application process for communities seeking to upgrade bus fleets with low and no emission vehicles. Heinrich said th...
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Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) has proposed legislation that would fund high-speed rail throughout the country, but most especially in California’s San Joaquin Valley. H. R. 5805, called the High-Speed R...
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Houston transit agency officials attribute the recent awarding of up to $18.5 million in grant funds to help build a new transit center to efficient project management execution. The federal allotm...
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A $21.4 million grant will help with the expansion of one of the St. Louis area’s most heavily used bridges, members of the transportation and infrastructure committee said. Part of the FY Conso...
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Wisconsin officials are espousing the benefits of a $40 million funding allotment earmarked for eight harbor maintenance and improvement projects. Gov. Tony Evers said the grants, totaling $40,565,...
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Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) officials said a Windsor Locks railroad station project received a $17.4 million Federal Railroad Administration grant for construction and other impro...
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