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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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey launched the PATH Improvement Plan last week, pushing for a 40 percent capacity increase on the Newark to WTC line and a 20 percent increase across three ...
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) secured commitments for several key Illinois and national projects during a recent Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing. “I’m glad these transpor...
Read MoreThe Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA’s) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program and the Special Transportation Circumstances Program will provide more than $...
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Delta Air Lines, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), will install facial recognition at three airports over the next month. The technology will be installed at boarding ga...
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The CTrail Hartford Line, which marked its one-year anniversary this week, has surpassed Connecticut Department of Transportation expectations. During its first 12 months of service, the 62-mile l...
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Investment is slacking at airports, leaving runways, terminals, gates and other improvements lagging behind, and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) has its sights on a federal cap o...
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