The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation recently advanced legislation containing multiple provisions led by U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KA). Moran’s provisions in the Surfa...
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FedEx Corp. and Nuro, an autonomous delivery vehicles designer, recently signed a multi-year, multi-phase agreement to test an autonomous delivery vehicle within FedEx’s operations. The pilot p...
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The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) recently received $28.7 million in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan, the coronavirus relief bill allocated by the...
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U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) applauded the Senate Commerce Committee on its passage of a $78 billion surface transportation bill. Capito, a member of the committee, said the bill’s pass...
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Major transportation groups applauded the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee's advancement of a $78 billion surface transportation act. Groups representing both railroads ...
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U.S. Reps. Conor Lamb (D-PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced legislation supporting funding for "off system" bridges. The Support for Community Bridges Act would set aside 2.5 percent of f...
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The U.S. House of Representatives advanced Tuesday legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA), ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Aviation, that would expedite airport infrastru...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently launched its Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) program. The program, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, provides funding to...
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The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC-FL) recently awarded seven Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) projects Outstanding Project Awards. Recipients are I-95 Interc...
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A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has found that America’s private shipyards support $42.4 billion in gross domestic product. The report,...
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The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) recently awarded $3.11 million through the Annual Grant Program to cities and counties statewide for road and bridge projects. Thirteen projects we...
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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has awarded the city of Milton grant funding to extend a rail line to the city’s new chocolate factory. The Transportation Economic Assistance (TEA) gr...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and NASA recently announced they will partner to plan for advanced technology cargo aircraft and passenger air taxi services. The partners will ho...
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As part of its 2021 APTA-UITP Rail Conference, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) released a new report on assessing high-performance rail’s return on investment. The report, ...
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announced $250 million in federal funding allocations Friday for transit projects. The funding is part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and w...
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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) urges lawmakers to include in legislation the bonding of infrastructure investments for payment and performance of public-private partnersh...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently awarded more than $6.1 million in Airport Improvement Program grants to 13 airports in 10 counties statewide to make improvements and suppo...
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The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved two major pieces of legislation to modernize America’s roads, bridges, highways, rail, transit, and wastewater systems. Com...
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U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member of the committee, introduced legislation authorizing $7...
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The Illinois Department of Transportation recently awarded through the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program $105.97 million to projects that expand travel options and enhance the quality of lif...
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