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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The Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project completed last year to connect the more than 1,900-mile I-95 from Maine to Miami is proving to be a success on several fronts. The most s...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently asked federal lawmakers to protect the eligibility of public infrastructure projects under the government’s employment-based E...
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The New York State Thruway Authority Board of Directors recently approved the selection of Cashless Tolling Constructors as the design-build team for the installation of cashless tolling on the Thruwa...
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The Atlanta City Council approved Monday Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ efforts to establish the city’s first dedicated Department of Transportation that will help improve safety and accessibility un...
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently awarded New York City’s Department of Transportation $3.05 million through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). The funds will be u...
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has put up $60 million for grants designated to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency, while states, cities, and other agencies ar...
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The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority recently announced a comprehensive Community Benefits Plan for the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project. The Community Benefits Plan, and the entirety of t...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced this week a Notice of Funding Opportunity to apply for $297 million in grant funding for the new Port Infrastructure Development Program. The...
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The drive to upgrade infrastructure and transportation nationally recently shifted into high gear with the release of a detailed policy proposal by the Alliance to Save Energy and its 50x50 Commission...
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Ground was broken this month on an anxiously awaited highway project outside of Washington, D.C., one of the latest examples of the public and private sector acting as partners to advance critical sta...
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Tampa International Airport (TPA) was provided with $7 million in the fiscal year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, which advanced through the U.S. House Appropriations Committee last week. ...
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