Buttigieg announces USDOT budget for 2023
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said President Joe Biden’s 2023 Budget Request includes an additional $37 billion to make transportation safer, more reliable, and more affordable. T...
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Poll finds bipartisan support for more rail spending
A new national poll has found that both Republican and Democratic voters support more and better trains and are willing to spend more federal dollars to get them. According to the Rail Passengers ...
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Construction to begin on phase two of Tennessee SMART corridor
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will begin construction on April 3 on phase two of the I-24 SMART Corridor project. On the Murfreesboro-Rutherford County segments of l-24, traffic volum...
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Minnesota schools receive $8.2M for Safe Routes to School program
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) recently awarded nearly 180 schools statewide $8.2 million in planning, programming, and infrastructure grants that support the Safe Routes to School...
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MBTA requests public comment on proposed Capital Improvement Plan
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Board of Directors approved the release of its proposed Fiscal Yar 2023-2027 MBTA Capital Improvement Plan for public comment Thursday. The release m...
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USDOT announces $2.9B for major infrastructure projects
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide $2.9 billion in funding for major infrastructure projects through a Notice of F...
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Rhode Island breaks ground on Aquidneck Avenue project
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently broke ground on the $9 million Aquidneck Avenue project in Middletown. The project will rebuild approximately one mile from East Main ...
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Nikola Corp. to sell electric 18-wheelers in Colorado
Nikola Corp. recently announced it will begin selling green 18-wheelers in Colorado through Wagner Equipment Co. in 2023. The fully battery-electric Nikola Tre truck offers a range of up to 350 mil...
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WYDOT announces electric vehicle infrastructure funding strategy
The Wyoming Department of Transportation announced it will release for comment its strategy to execute funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) for use in facilitating electric...
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Baker-Polito administration celebrates Green Line Extension opening
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, along with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler, and several other state, local, and federal elected leaders to celebrat...
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USDOT awards Missouri $4.1M Buses and Bus Facilities Program grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded $4.1 million to the Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District through a Buses and Bus Facilities Program grant. ...
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Maryland Gov. Hogan welcomes Hitachi Rail to Washington County
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan welcomed Hitachi Rail Monday, as the company announced it would be establishing a new railcar manufacturing operation in Washington County in his state. The company said ...
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FTA awards Colorado $23M in Buses and Bus Facilities Program grants
The Federal Transit Administration recently awarded the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) nearly $23 million in Buses and Bus Facilities Program grants to enhance green public transit in th...
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Arizona DOT seeks public input on five-year plan
The Arizona Department of Transportation seeks public comments on its 2023-2027 Tentative Five-Year Transportation Facilities Construction Program. The program allocates $571 million for projects t...
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FHWA announces $10M available to help minority-owned businesses compete for federal contracts
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $10 million in federal funding would be available to help minority-owned and women-owned businesses...
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Idaho Gov. Little signs $252M transportation funding bill into law
Idaho Gov. Brad Little recently signed Senate Bill 1359 in law, providing $252 million for transportation. The bill provides $6 million for air, $8 million for rail, $10 million for safe pedestrian...
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Michigan Gov. Whitmer announces 1-375 modernization project
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that her state will move forward with plans to replace the outdated 1-375 freeway with an urban boulevard – a move she said will spur economic devel...
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Baker-Polito administration files $9.7B infrastructure bond bill for Massachusetts
The administration of Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker filed a $9.6 billion infrastructure bond bill on Thursday. The bill “An Act Relative to Massachusetts’s Transportation Resources and Clim...
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Federal Transit Administration awards Michigan DOT $13.6M for bus fleet modernization
The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) two Buses and Bus Facilities Program grants totaling $13.6 million to modernize rural and sm...
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Kentucky Gov. Beshear announces awards for Brent Spence Bridge emergency repair project
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday the state had received two more awards for engineering excellence for the emergency repair of the Brent Spence Bridge after it was damaged during a fire....
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