Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said the agency, via its Maritime Administration (MARAD), has awarded more than $280 million in discretionary grant funding through the new Port Infrastruc...
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As public spending on infrastructure declines, America will underinvest in its infrastructure by an estimated more than $2 trillion between 2016-2025, a new report from the American Society of Civil E...
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The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), is advocating 2020 presidential candidates adopt the organization’s infrastructure policy proposal as a means of bolstering infrastructure and tr...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently made available $9.3 million in research funding for innovative projects that can improve rail transit and bus operator safety. Of the total, $2 mil...
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Recently introduced legislation would expand the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program to cover all types of zero-emission vehicles and reform the loan-...
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The Delaware Valley Regional Center (DVRC) is different from other regional centers around the nation because it focuses on infrastructure development rather than commercial real estate projects to br...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced it has upgraded its rating for the Portal North Bridge replacement project to medium-high. The upgrade means the project moves to the en...
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Three southern California transportation projects are slated to receive more than $1.3 billion in federal grant funding, noting the allocation would greatly aid city transit modernization efforts. ...
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Five members of Washington state’s delegation in the U.S. House of Representatives recently introduced legislation that would ensure medium-size cities receive federal funding for surface transporta...
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The Department of Energy (DOE) and Hyundai Motor Company announced this week their collaboration to assess and validate the status of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The effort, which includes...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently opened the Fiscal Year 2020 Phase I Solicitation for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants. USDOT is one of 11 federal agencies...
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Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) officials said the agency will seek federal Department of Transportation funds to aid the execution of a trio of infrastructure projects. MnDOT recent...
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The recently introduced Electric Vehicle (EV) Freedom Act aims to develop a nationwide infrastructure of high-speed electric-vehicle charging stations within five years along the National Highway Syst...
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ChargePoint, the world’s largest electric-vehicle charging network, and the National Association of Truck Stop Operators (NATSO), have joined forces to provide electric-vehicle charging stations acr...
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Reps. Chris Pappas (D-NH), Dan Lipinski (D-IL) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) introduced last week a measure to help build connected, active-transportation routes they said would support community health an...
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Recently introduced legislation would invest $20 billion over five years to repair more than 47,000 structurally-deficient bridges nationwide. The bill also would streamline the bridge- repair pro...
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The chairman of three U.S. House Committees recently released a framework for a five-year, $760 billion investment in infrastructure. The proposal increased the federal government’s role in addr...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ranking member, recently called for more investment in freight infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest. â€...
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Mayors nationwide believe infrastructure is the most important issue presidential candidates should be addressing, according to Boston University Initiative on Cities’ 2019 Menino Survey of Mayors. ...
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Following an investigation into Tesla practices, U.S. Sen. Edward Markey (D-MA) last week released recommendations to improve the company’s autopilot drive assistance program and keep drivers from c...
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