Boston extends free bus fare program
Boston plans to use $350,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds monthly to extend its fare free bus program, which was scheduled to end this month, until March 2026. The program applies to ...
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State Route 34B Bridge in New York wins construction award
The American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance recently awarded the State Route 34B Bridge over Salmon Creek in Tompkins County, N.Y., with the 2024 Prize Bridge M...
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Amtrak awards contract for Baltimore’s Frederick Douglass Tunnel
On Tuesday, Amtrak announced it had selected Kiewit/J.F. Shea Joint Venture to build the passenger rail tunnel that will serve electrified Amtrak and MARC commuter trains in the Frederick Douglass Tun...
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FTA awards nearly $110M to help agencies recover from natural disasters
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded eight public transportation providers and state Departments of Transportation in six states and one U.S. territory nearly $110 million in Publ...
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Amtrak holds ribbon cutting ceremony for Baltimore Penn Station platform
Amtrak recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a newly constructed boarding platform at Baltimore Penn Station. “Renovations and upgrades at Baltimore Penn Station, including the new boarding...
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U.S. Department of Transportation launches AI initiative
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently launched the Complete Streets AI (artificial intelligence) Initiative through the department’s Small Business Innovation Research Program. The ini...
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FTA announces Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Bus Terminal Replacement Project
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it would make a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Port Authority of New York and N...
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Gov. Ivey highlights Port of Mobile’s $100B impact on Alabama economy
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey highlighted the nearly $100 billion impact the Port of Mobile has on the state’s economy in an event with the Alabama Port Authority on Thursday. The announcement comes fol...
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West Virginia to open asphalt plants early
The West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) will be opening asphalt plants in Princeton, and Morgantown today to allow the agency to make pothole repairs. The Poca plant, which opened Jan. 30, w...
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MTA announces first open gangway train, cameras in subway cars
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) would rollout open gangway subway cars and increase cameras throughout the subway system. ...
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Philadelphia receives $19.3M for safety projects
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently awarded Philadelphia $19.3 million in Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) funding for seven safety projects. The ASE pilot program wa...
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Tennessee awards $21M for EV charging stations
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, recently awarded $21 million in federal National Electric Vehicle Infra...
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Alabama awards more than $40M in transportation funding
Alabama recently awarded 26 projects in 18 cities and counties statewide with more than $40 million through the Alabama Transportation Rehabilitation and Improvement Program-II (ATRIP-II) for road and...
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Western states awarded $12M for truck parking information system
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently award California, Oregon and Washington a $12 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program grant to provide truck drivers with real-time truck p...
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MTA applying for funding to advance ADA package for subway stations
On Monday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said it plans to apply for federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Funding that would allow it to advance a number of accessibility projects at fiv...
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Pennsylvania budget proposal includes $282.8M for public transit
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget proposal would increase public transit funding by 1.75 percent, a $282.8 million investment, and provide nearly $1.5 billion in new state funding over...
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FTA awards $64.2M grant to Seattle for rapid transit line
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced it had awarded the Seattle Department of Transportation a $64.2 million construction grant for the c...
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Environmental documents released in major Kentucky/Ohio bridge project
On Friday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announced the supplemental environmental assessment for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project had been approved by the Federal Highway Administ...
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New Mexico completes truck parking initiative
The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) recently completed a $2.7 million truck parking initiative along Interstate 10. “NMDOT is excited to implement this first-of-its-kind system i...
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Minnesota, Wisconsin awarded $1.058B to replace Blatnik Bridge
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation with a $1.058 billion Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects prog...
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