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USDOT terminates approval of New York City’s congestion pricing
Just weeks after it went into effect, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration terminated its approval of New York City's cordon pricing plan. The New York Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) began its pilot program on Jan. 5. In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, the FHWA rescinded its Nov. 21, 2024, agreement under the Value Pricing Pilot Program. The move effectively ends tolling authority for New York City’s cordon pricing ...
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Amtrak, partners meet to discuss infrastructure investments
Amtrak and its industry partners convened an industry roundtable to discuss the hundreds of major infrastructure rebuild...Read More »
Legislation introduced in Congress to allow permanent, year-round sale of E15 fuel
Bipartisan legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. Senate would allow the permanent year-round sale of E15, regula...Read More »
Legislation aimed at EVs paying fair share of road maintenance reintroduced
Legislation that would support infrastructure investments by ensuring electric vehicles (EVs) pay into the Highway Trust...Read More »
Study considers alternatives for Calif.’s LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project
A study assessing alternatives in the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Realignment Project has identi...Read More »
Federal Highway Administration suspends state EV infrastructure deployment plans
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has suspended state electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure deployment plans unde...Read More »
North Carolina Railroad Company to launch industrial site readiness program
North Carolina Railroad Company is launching a new economic development program to help local governments and economic d...Read More »
Legislation seeks to help first responders in train derailments
Legislation originally introduced after the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine in February 2023 to supp...Read More »
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon develop metric measuring gaps in EV charging
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a measu...Read More »
California allocates $1B for transportation infrastructure
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) announced last week the allocation of $1 billion for projects aimed at ma...Read More »
Legislation introduced to combat fraud in shipping, moving industry
Legislation to give the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration more tools to protect consumers has been introduced ...Read More »
