SEPTA announces plan for future service
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) unveiled a plan on Tuesday for safe, reliable and accessible service. Accelerate is the agency’s plan for where it is going over the com...
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Construction on Alabama’s Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project to begin in Oct.
Full construction can begin on Alabama’s Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the state's history, now that the financing is complete, state official...
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FTA returns oversight to Massachusetts’ state safety oversight agency
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently returned direct supervision of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) safety equipment and management back to the state after four ...
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U.S. Senate legislation introduced to improve roundabout funding and traffic safety
U.S. Sens. Todd Young (R-IN) and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced legislation that will improve traffic safety and provide more options for funding roundabouts. The Visionary Intersections Modernization...
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Legislation would reduce airport safety gaps
The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space and Innovation advanced on Thursday bipartisan legislation that would address safety gaps that have contributed to a number of recent close calls in...
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Legislation would re-authorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program
The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would re-authorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program through fiscal year 2029 at $100 million annually. ...
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Massachusetts awards $4.4M in microtransit grants
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation recently awarded four grants totaling $4.4 million through the Microtransit and Last-Mile Transit Grant Program. The program funds microtransit and o...
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Sound Transit seeks strategies to improve efficiency of ST3 projects
Sound Transit in Seattle recently opened a request for information seeking feedback on strategies that use innovative technologies to reduce the cost or increase the delivery of ST3 projects in the pl...
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Michigan disburses Neighborhood Roads funds
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the disbursement of Neighborhood Roads Funds, the first under an historic long-term road funding deal The announcement means agencies across Michigan are se...
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Oklahoma breaks ground on US-70 Roosevelt Bridge replacement project
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation announced it, and its design-build team, had begun work on the US-70 Roosevelt Bridge replacement project. Work to replace the 80-year-old bridge between ...
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Massachusetts releases proposed rail safety standards
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has proposed new rulemaking that would strengthen safety standards at railroad crossings throughout the state. The new regulations would establish ...
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Tennessee implements truck parking availability system technologies
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently implemented truck parking availability system (TPAS) technologies at its I-40 Welcome Center in Smith County. Implementation is part of a pil...
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North Carolina awards $14.4M in NEVI grants
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded eight businesses $14.4 million from North Carolina’s share of the National Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (NEVI) Program. The...
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USDOT awards $233M in transit modernization grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it had awarded $233 million in funding for accessibility and mobility improvements to transit stations. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) sai...
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Connecticut installs 300th wrong-way driver system
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) recently activated the 300th of 400 planned wrong-way driver detection systems on the Route 571 Exit 1 off-ramp in New Britain. “When a driver...
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Transportation Department launches space task force
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) recently launched an intradepartmental body that will coordinate space policy activities on behalf of the department. The Space Policy Administration, ...
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Legislation introduced to fix loophole in USDOT registration system
U.S. Reps. Dave Taylor (R-OH) and Shomari Figures (D-AL) have introduced legislation that will prevent chameleon carriers from exploiting U.S. Department of Registration systems to illegally operate. ...
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MARAD designates 2026 Centers of Excellence
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently designated 16 more maritime training institutions as 2026 Centers of Excellence, bringing the network to 48 institutions at 87 training facilities in 28 st...
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Pennsylvania to award $11M in EV chargers
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) opened the application period on Tuesday for the Community Charging phase of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program...
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DART awarded $70M federal rail replacement grant
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) a $70 million rail replacement grant. DART will use funding to support the replacement of 53, more than 30...
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