U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand announced the introduction of the Build Local, Hire Local Act (S. 2404) last week, pledging reformation of the way federally-funded infrastructure projects are handled. ...
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BAE Systems announced a new battery electric power and propulsion system this week specifically made for transit buses as a means of reducing emissions and increasing travel distance. "Many cities ...
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Nearly 170,000 people attended 2019 National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) events Sept. 14-22. The ninth annual celebration of electric vehicles (EVs) involved 324 events nationwide and in seven othe...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) made $396 million in grant funding for rail-related projects available this week as part of the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program. ...
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The operational rollout of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance -- Broadcast (ADS-B) system by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now complete, giving air traffic controllers a new tool for ...
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The Infrastructure Working Group (IWG), a coalition of trade and labor organizations, recently sent a letter to Senate leaders urging bipartisan action to solve long-standing infrastructure deficits. ...
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U.S. Reps. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) and Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced this week the Fixing America’s Bridges Act, which proposes the re-establishment of a federal funding program to aid repairs and r...
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CMB Regional Centers, one of the nation’s more than 880 fifth employment-based preference (EB-5) regional centers, has raised a record-setting total of more than $3 billion in capital from EB-5 inve...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) granted a repeal last week of a 103-year-old federal procurement rule that the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) filed a formal peti...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently updated a more than 100-year-old rule that dictates which products or services can be used on federally funded ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation $6 million in funding to build a visitors’ center at the U.S. Eisenhower Lock in Massena, N.Y...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded $986 million in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program funding to 354 airports in 44 states and two territories. It...
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At a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation and Space Tuesday, the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) testified to the need for on...
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New research from economist Dr. Philip Verleger, Jr. examines market disruptions from more than 50 years of data and concludes that the availability of ethanol helps the United States avoid significan...
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The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week advanced the Fair and Open Skies Act to consideration on the floor, and the pilots union known as the Air Line Pilots Association, ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded nearly $60 million in federal grant funding to eight projects in seven states to test the safe integration of automated driving systems. The...
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The Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee recently advanced its fiscal year 2020 appropriations bill that includes $86.6 billion for th...
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U.S. Reps. Abby Finkenauer (D-IA) and Bruce Westerman (R-AR) introduced Monday the Rural Road Safety Act, raising the potential for providing federal funding to communities in need of safety improveme...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded Rhode Island a $60.3 million federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant. The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDO...
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A new bill introduced to the Senate last week -- with a companion in the House -- proposes equitable access to parks, green spaces and public lands and waters in the United States through a grant fund...
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