Grace Crunican, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) general manager, recently urged the federal government to continue funding a BART project. The Transbay Core Capacity Program ha...
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The Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus has released a report calling for bipartisan policy recommendations on national infrastructure. “We can’t afford to play political games and keep kicki...
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Thirty-one transportation associations and groups recently sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to repeal a $7.6 billion rescission in Federal-aid highway contract authority scheduled fo...
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The House Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) approved last week an appropriations bill for 2020 that would boost funding levels for public trans...
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Earlier this month, bipartisan Congress members introduced the Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills (BUILDS) Act to spur industry partnerships to encourage workforce training ...
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Uber and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) have teamed up on a nationwide safety campaign that urges back-seat passengers to buckle up. The Make it Click campaign will rely on social...
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The North Carolina Board of Transportation recently approved nearly $13.6 million in state and federal funding for projects at nine North Carolina airports. The grants are intended to help the air...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has terminated a 2010 Cooperative Agreement formed with the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) and will rescind nearly $929 million in unspent f...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will provide 127 airports nationwide with $779 million in supplemental funding for infrastructure grants. The funding is provided by the Consolidate...
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As part of the national “infrastructure week,” three public interest groups have released a new report showing a need for targeted investments to alleviate infrastructure woes. Though the fede...
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The Rhode Island Airport Corporation was recently awarded a $30 million grant through the Airport Improvement Program. The funds will be used to complete reconstruction of Runway 16-34, extend and ...
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In a letter sent to Direct of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow, 159 members of Congress recently pressed the Trump Administration not to impose car and auto parts tariffs they fear may harm ...
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Leaders and ranking members of several House committees encouraged House Leadership to further infrastructure legislation under any future budget agreements through correspondence sent last week. H...
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EVgo, the largest public electric vehicle (EV) fast charging network in the United States, will now rely entirely on renewable power, according to the company. EVgo is going green through the purc...
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The Ford Motor Company is expanding the reach of a non-emergency medical transportation business known as GoRide Health, taking it from Ohio to a national audience. The company intends to expand o...
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In response to destructive March flooding, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has authorized the release of $2 million in emergency relief funds to patch damaged roads in Missouri. In Ma...
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Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) recently led a bipartisan group of U.S. senators to reintroduce the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act. The act relaxes Hours of Service (HOS) and electronic log...
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The bipartisan Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act would use fees already collected by the U.S. Treasury for federal port and harbor maintenance. Approximately $9.3 billion in...
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Eight U.S. senators recently sent a letter requesting $500 million for the Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Program in the fiscal year 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Developm...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently announced it is accepting applications through July 15 for a grant program. The grants are through the Better Utilizing Investments to Levera...
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