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 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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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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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 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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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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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently increased the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) access to additional federal funding and the department’s federal obligation auth...
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Kentucky recently approved more than $2.1 million in discretionary road funds to 15 local governments. The Department of Rural and Municipal Aid at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet administers t...
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On Friday, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) announced its plan to fix five miles of State Route 88 (Apache Trail) after damage from flooding and erosion. The plan comes after extens...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently selected the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Rail Research and Development Center of Excellence program. Th...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded $14.8 million in Small Community Air Service Development Program grants to 20 communities in 16 states. The program assists small communit...
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On Wednesday, the city of Philadelphia gave an update on its Zero Fare pilot program, a city-funded transit access program that will provide transit access to more than 25,000 residents. Launched ...
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Two Kansas short-line railroad companies recently received a combined $47 million in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program grants. The South Kansas & Oklahoma Rai...
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) recently opened the new I-10 west flyover ramp to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in Kenner. “We are ...
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The Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s announced more than $9 billion in upgrades and improvement Monday, as part of the Eight-Year Construction Work Plan and Four-Year Asset Preservation Progr...
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The Federal Railroad Association recently awarded the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) a $11.3 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant. Th...
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