The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reviewed the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) efforts at integrating drones into the national airspace and found that its efforts at data collec...
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The USA Electrify Forward Act, introduced by U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) this week, intends to advance the production of and support for electric vehicles (EVs) and infrastructure across the count...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has created an interactive map tracking federal investment into major infrastructure projects in and around Opportunity Zones to drive investment into und...
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Gasoline prices at the end of 2019 were 31 cents higher than on Dec. 31, 2018, according to AAA. The national average was $2.58 a gallon, 4 cents higher than the previous week, but nearly the same...
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Congressional committee leaders received a letter Dec. 20 from nine transportation-focused organizations urging federal funding for automated speed enforcement in work zones throughout the United Stat...
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The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is expected to continue growing in 2020, according to projections from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), but the outlook fo...
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A group of seven associations and labor groups will host a 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum focused on infrastructure Feb. 1-3 at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. The purpose of the forum is...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau recently provided the North Carolina Turnpike Authority with a $501.5 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (T...
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A provision included in the Senate appropriations bill would extend the Section 45G credit for short-line railroad track maintenance expenditures through 2022. The extension is intended to encoura...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announce Tuesday that it will provide up to $55 million into their first programs focused on the development of lo...
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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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