In a recent visit to Thompson Machinery in Mississippi, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) discussed new legislation that proposes revamping permitting and review processes to get more federal infrastr...
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U.S. Rep. John Larson (D-CT) introduced the America Wins Act to the House this week, and through it pushed forward the notion of linking a carbon pollution tax to inflation and investing more than $1 ...
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A full 1,200 highway miles in New York state will benefit from $206 million in federal and state funds announced last week, meant to improve infrastructure and freight operations, reduce congestion an...
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Oregon’s Port of Morrow will now be able to apply for federal funding to extend its barge service, thanks to being designated a Marine Highway Project by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U...
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In a letter to U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) this week, 77 organizations united under the Beyond the Runway Coalition wrote in support of their bill -- H.R. 3791 -- which ...
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The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed a bill that seeks to help rebuild the country’s infrastructure. America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 authoriz...
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U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced this week that they have secured a $3.25 billion commitment for bridge repairs following the Senate committee ...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to spend $50 million on new research into truck, off-road vehicle, and gaseous fuels research to help innovate the transportation sector. Funding will c...
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The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the largest highway legislation in U.S. history. America’s Transportation Infrastructure Act (ATIA) of 2019...
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A new bill introduced to the House of Representatives last week proposes to increase the amount of funding provided to transit systems covered by the Small Transit Intensive Cities Program (STIC). ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced awards for the Low- or No-Emission (Lo-No) Grant program run by its Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Overall, the FTA will award $84.9 million i...
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Drawing from its Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has proposed $855,950,000 in grants for projects throughout th...
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The United States Department of Transportation this week awarded more than $98 million to two projects in Florida, benefiting efforts to revamp a bridge for the Kennedy Space Center and to increase ca...
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) on Wednesday published its long-awaited final rule making several significant changes to the first major overhaul of its EB-5 Immigrant Investor Progr...
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A California infrastructure improvement project supported by U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) recently received a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The federal funds are des...
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The widening of MS Highway 76 got a significant boost this week through the injection of $52.4 million from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). The ongoing project will consist...
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Maryland will receive $125 million from the federal Infrastructure For Rebuilding America Grant Program for revamping the 124-year-old Howard Street Tunnel. The state’s application was submitted...
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Several U.S. representatives introduced the Green Transportation Act this week, pledging a legislative effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the state and local levels. The legislation prop...
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Washington State University (WSU) has been selected to lead a new national University Transportation Center that aims to address one of the nation’s key transportation priorities: improving the dura...
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Two Kentucky general aviation airports will receive nearly $11 million in federal discretionary grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve aviation infrastructure and boost safety an...
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