After months of requests from Washington state’s Democratic congressional delegation, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will approve a more than $1.4 billion full funding grant agreement...
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The governors of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming signed a new memorandum of understanding last week, reaffirming mutual dedication to creating electric vehicle...
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Virginia’s Hampton Roads region will benefit from as much as $502.9 million in Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan funds, according to the U.S. Department of Transp...
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Seeking to deter impaired driving around the holidays, Lyft and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) recently awarded nearly $100,000 in grant funds and ride credits to five State Highway S...
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Leaders from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, as well as the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, wrote Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao this week to ...
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New Jersey municipalities will receive $161.6 million in state Municipal Aid grants for fiscal year 2020. The money was awarded to 542 cities and towns for transportation projects. Grants were ...
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The newest Amtrak train, Acela, is a joint project between Amtrak and Alstom, and now, the pair are lauding what the machine will be able to do for the U.S. economy. Amtrak claims the trains will ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program recently awarded Illinois more than $25 million in funding to replace and rehabilitate buses and facilities. Tw...
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Responding to an application by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has granted the state agency $16.2 million for vehicle replacement. ...
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The Promoting Service in Transportation Act was introduced into the House this week to create a series of public service announcement campaigns to promote job opportunities and improve diversity for t...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded the Transit Authority of River City (TARC), the major public transportation provider for the Louisville, Ky., metro area, a nearly $17.3 milli...
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Recently introduced legislation aims to extend the 50 cents per gallon excise tax credit on alternative fuel used in vehicles, which includes compressed, liquefied, and renewable natural gas. The A...
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Warning of potentially devastating results on American construction, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) dispatched a second letter to Congress this week ur...
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Jim Mathews, president of the U.S. Rail Passengers Association, recently testified before the House Rail & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Rail that Amtrak plays an important role in economic growth. ...
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Following three disastrous hurricanes in 2017, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shared information and coordinated efforts. Despite this coor...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation a $22.5 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant. The department pl...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) recently awarded $12 million to the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) for the development of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line across eight miles of M...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently said it will make available $24.4 million in Fiscal Year 2018 and 2019 Restoration and Enhancement Grants Progr...
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The inaugural meeting of the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Council was held this week. The council will work to improve how the U.S. Department of Transpo...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House would transfer funds to West Virginia from states that are not spending their related funds. West Virginia would be permitted to use the funds in ...
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