Louisiana Gov. Bel Edwards this week signed off on a capital outlay bill that will provide almost $1.5 billion into construction and infrastructure improvement projects for the state. “From road...
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The Oklahoma Transportation Commission recently announced the creation of Office of Mobility and Public Transit within the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT). The office was established ...
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will be opening more than $660 million in projects for bids by February. Approximately 40 percent of CDOT's projects will be in rural areas. The ful...
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Construction workers recently placed the final girder for the Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway, marking the near completion of the largest freeway construction project in Arizona Department of Transpor...
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More than 200 organizations and elected officials recently sent a letter to Congress urging the a change to the federal transportation program. “For decades, federal policy has prioritized high...
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Oregon’s Department of Transportation (ODOT) has officially replaced its former carpool matching tool -- Drive Less Connect -- with a new web-based carpooling tool known as “Get There.” It i...
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Illinois officials marked last week the passage of the largest capital plan in its history and the first in nearly 10 years, investing $45 billion into efforts to fix battered infrastructure and spur ...
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Delaware Gov. John Carney signed the state’s $863 million fiscal year 2020 capital budget Monday that includes more than $3.2 billion in infrastructure work. The funding, part of the FY20 – FY...
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U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) recently questioned Amtrak CEO Richard Anderson and other officials on the railroad’s failure to connect rural areas to the rest of the country. "I really hope moving ...
Read MoreThe Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will spend $2.07 billion on 1,034 projects throughout the state this year. The projects are funded by the state and federal motor fuel taxes and are int...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the fiscal year 2019-2020 budget last week that includes $10.8 billion for the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The “Bold Vision for a Brighter Future...
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Earlier this week, the House advanced an appropriations bill that will advance transportation and infrastructure efforts, and among those cheering is U.S. Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ), who says the legisla...
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As the world’s mobility options increase, cities are finding it more and more challenging to manage transportation, and in response, a worldwide coalition of such entities has united to form the Ope...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently advanced its biennial re-assessment of its 2017-2026 Capital Plan and will present the plan to the board of commissioners today. The plan refl...
Read MoreFive measures focused on transportation and infrastructure were included in an appropriations act that passed the House Tuesday. The legislation is called the Commerce, Justice, Science, Agricultur...
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Private and academic interests have aligned in the form of autonomous vehicle research, culminating in a five-year, $15 million research partnership between Carnegie Mellon University and the self-dri...
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During a visit to Texas this week, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) was releasing $495 million in airport infrastructure grants to 327 ...
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U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) sent a letter this week to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Elaine Chao urging the agency to approve a grant application from the Vi...
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The Pennsylvania state House recently advanced a resolution that urges the federal government to make the resiliency of the country’s infrastructure a priority. The resolution asks the federal go...
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The cities of Oakland and San Francisco will benefit from $300 million in Capital Investment Grants (CIG) in the days ahead, authorized by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to improve capacity ...
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