Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) personnel recently espoused the benefits of positive train control (PTC) technology being operational on required freight and p...
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U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) introduced a measure they said is designed to address workplace safety for essential transportation workers ami...
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The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure advanced out of committee nearly $100 billion in aid as part of President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan. “By...
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced the New Jersey Department of Transportation would fund 10 grants totaling more than $29 million for rail freight projects. As part of the state’s Rail Freig...
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U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), along with 45 other Congressmembers, are urging U.S. Transportation Secretary Pet Buttigieg to prioritize climate change in transportation ...
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The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) recently presented the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) two awards to recognize the state's safety and efficiency initiatives. ...
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Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) personnel said the more than 3.48 million tons of air cargo that landed at the airport last year established a new record. The number represented a...
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U.S. Reps. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced legislation Tuesday encouraging the use of electric bicycles, or e-bikes. The Electric Bicycle Incentive Kickstart for the Env...
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U.S. Rep Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, said Tuesday that President Biden’s American Rescue Plan contains nearly $10 billion in aid for tran...
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United Airlines reached an agreement Wednesday with air mobility company Archer Aviation to accelerate advanced, short-haul electric aircraft production. "Part of how United will combat global warm...
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Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Maine has been awarded $69.2 million in federal highway and transit funding under the recently signed COVID-19 relief package. “As the Ranking Member of the Transpo...
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday that his administration would provide $1.8 million in Safe Streets to Transit Program (SSTT) grants for seven municipal projects across the state. In A...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) applauded the House of Representative’s Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Budget Reconciliation Title, which provides $30 billi...
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Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) officials are espousing the benefits of the agency's ability to execute varied statewide projects amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a historic time f...
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Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) announced this week that he will outline the New Hampshire Infrastructure Roadmap as a means of highlighting infrastructure priorities he is slated to advocate for in this ses...
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U.S. Reps. Rick Larsen (D-WA) and Don Beyer (D-VA) have reintroduced a bill that would require several federal agencies to come together to develop a national aviation preparedness plan for any future...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with Amtrak officials, transit officials, and front-line transit and rail workers at Union Station Friday to discuss the Biden administration’s publi...
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The Washington, DC-based national transportation research nonprofit TRIP has released a report detailing Maine's transportation needs, determining infrastructure issues cost motorists $1.3 billion - u...
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Sound Transit, the public transit agency serving the Seattle, Wash., metropolitan area, said construction on each of the three Northgate Link Extension stations is now substantially completed. "Thi...
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A coalition of transit industry organizations is calling on Congress to provide the industry with $39.3 billion in relief in the next COVID relief bill. Led by the Metropolitan Transportation Auth...
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