The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) seeks input for the latest iteration of its four-year, multimodal program, the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The STI...
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced last week a $14 billion plan to improve the state’s roads and bridges over the next decade, as well as $7 billion to improve its public transit system. Conge...
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation Monday that ensures funds intended for harbor maintenance are used for that purpose. The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund makes it easie...
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Larry Willis, president of the Transportation Trades Department (TTD) of the AFL-CIO, published an open letter to Congress this week urging passage of H.R. 2440 -- a bill that would reform the Harbor ...
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Washington State Ferries intends to convert the state’s three largest ferries from diesel to hybrid electric propulsion systems, thanks to $35 million in funds acquired from the environmental mitiga...
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A new draft of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Major Rehabilitation Evaluation Report on the Cape Cod Canal Bridges earned praise from Massachusetts legislators last week. The report concluded th...
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The New York Department of Transportation, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and Empire State Development are seeking proposals for prequalification from port operators and...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation $6 million in funding to build a visitors’ center at the U.S. Eisenhower Lock in Massena, N.Y...
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In the wake of its busiest month yet for containerized trade, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has called on private interests to join and expand the market for the state. The data shows that GPA ...
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The Trump Administration has repealed the 2015 Clean Water Rule that defines which bodies of water are subject to federal authority, a move supported by the American Road & Transportation Builders Ass...
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Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) recorded nearly $5 billion in new business investment during fiscal year 2019 and supported 12,000 jobs across Georgia. The Port of Savannah moved a record 4.5 millio...
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The House of Representatives advanced legislation Monday known as the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), which would empower the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to communit...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is accepting applications through Nov. 8 for improvement projects under the Multimodal Transportation Fund. Projects must combine local land ...
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently opted to move forward with the Prescott-to-Ogdensburg Bicycle Ferry, which will shuttle bicyclists between New York and Ontario. The project is the...
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The Houston Ship Channel will benefit from more than $170 million of investment from Kinder Morgan, Inc., with capital funding to support efficiency, product liquidity, and blending capabilities on-si...
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Millions of dollars in growth improvements being made by the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) in Florida drew Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault there this week. The...
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Woods Hole, Mass., will soon benefit from a new ferry terminal, thanks in large part to a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). Provided through the USDOT’s Passe...
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The United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) this week awarded nearly $6 million to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to fund the creation of an overhead pedestria...
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Oregon’s Port of Morrow will now be able to apply for federal funding to extend its barge service, thanks to being designated a Marine Highway Project by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U...
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The United States Department of Transportation this week awarded more than $98 million to two projects in Florida, benefiting efforts to revamp a bridge for the Kennedy Space Center and to increase ca...
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