On Friday, Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor released a performance audit for the Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) showing improvement over the last one. The audit was intended to de...
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The South Dakota Railroad Board approved $58.8 million in Special Transportation Circumstance (STC) grant funds for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 at a meeting on Wednesday. “The STC funds are dedica...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced Tuesday that the Staten Island Railway will receive new R211 subway cars in early 2024. Five cars, part of the 525-car order which include...
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On Tuesday, Chicago’s Metra announced it was awarded its largest discretionary grant, $169.3 million, to buy battery-operated, zero-emission trainsets. The grant, a federal Congestion Mitigation...
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently provided the Puerto Rico Ports Authority, the government agency overseeing and managing the island’s air and sea transportation, more than $54...
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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently announced that it has reached full enrollment for its Maritime Security Program (MSP) and Tanker Security Program (TSP). The programs help address the ...
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According to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the economy tops the list of issues facing the industry. For the 19th year, the report from ATRI, the trucking...
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The Federal Highway Administration recently approved New York state’s updated plan to utilize National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program funds for the installation and operation of additional ...
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A new report from the Mineta Transportation Institute finds that high-speed rail could have both economic and environmental benefits for the United States. The report, The Economic Environmental P...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced approximately $5.1 million in grant funding was available to research digital construction managemen...
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The town of Smithfield, R.I., recently began the first project to utilize the Gov. Dan McKee’s RI Ready Municipal Road Fund Program. The program will provide $20 million in matching funds to supp...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded 24 accelerators $24 million in Regional Infrastructure Accelerators (RIA) program funding. The program measures how different regional models ...
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Georgia Ports Authority leaders recently hosted a Savannah State of the Port event to provide an update on its $1.9 billion master plan and infrastructure investments. During fiscal year 2023, th...
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On Thursday, Caltrans announced Stadler Rail, Inc. will deliver to it the first zero-emission, hydrogen intercity passenger train in North America. The $80 million contract will see Stadler delive...
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On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced its Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) will be accepting unsolicited transportation project proposals. Offici...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will provide approximately $197 million for the replacement of aging railcars through the Rail Vehicle Replacement Program. The goal is to improve rail tran...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded Prince George’s Community College in Annapolis, Md., with a $173,640 Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training grant. Funding will b...
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On Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) said it will host workshops focusing on resiliency. The two public workshops will help the RTC get community feedback on ...
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Philadelphia recently released its Vision Zero Annual Report 2023. Vision Zero is the city’s strategy to eliminate traffic-related deaths and severe injuries. The focus has been on projects in th...
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed legislation that will allow the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) to designate high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. House Bill 4352 amended ...
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