The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) supports a recent report by the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) on funding infrastructure, IBTTA CEO and Executive Director Pat...
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) secured commitments for several key Illinois and national projects during a recent Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing. “I’m glad these transpor...
Read MoreThe Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA’s) Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) program and the Special Transportation Circumstances Program will provide more than $...
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Investment is slacking at airports, leaving runways, terminals, gates and other improvements lagging behind, and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) has its sights on a federal cap o...
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At a meeting of the Economic Club of Canada, Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau took the opportunity to address the recent approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project and how he feels i...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project completed last year to connect the more than 1,900-mile I-95 from Maine to Miami is proving to be a success on several fronts. The most s...
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The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently asked federal lawmakers to protect the eligibility of public infrastructure projects under the government’s employment-based E...
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Nine highway projects across the country are wasting at least $25 billion, according to the U.S. PIRG Education Fund and Frontier Group’s fifth edition of their Highway Boondoggles report. The gr...
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) filed an amendment to the fiscal year 2020 transportation appropriations bill Monday that would prohibit the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (...
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has put up $60 million for grants designated to fund new technologies that improve transportation efficiency, while states, cities, and other agencies ar...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced this week a Notice of Funding Opportunity to apply for $297 million in grant funding for the new Port Infrastructure Development Program. The...
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In a letter sent to automakers last week, U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) requested the manufacturers disclose to Congress whether their cars collect personal data from drivers. Merkley asked automak...
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Tampa International Airport (TPA) was provided with $7 million in the fiscal year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations bill, which advanced through the U.S. House Appropriations Committee last week. ...
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Chris Spear, CEO of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee this week as it prepares a transportation reauthorization bill. A...
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A bill has been introduced to Congress that proposes to refurbish and reopen the Harmony Way Bridge and repeal a 1941 federal statute interfering with state efforts to do the same. The Restore the ...
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A new Port infrastructure Development Program was launched by the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) this week, kicking things off with a $292.7 million notice of funding opportunity (NOFO). ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a $2.8 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant to push forward plans for an Amtrak connection at the T.F. Gr...
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Legislation recently reintroduced in the U.S. Senate would establish a program to provide funding specifically for the repair and replacement of bridges in poor condition. There are more than 47,00...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) last week awarded $33 million to the Southern Rail Commission in the hopes of restoring passenger rail service along the Gulf Coast that has been stunted sinc...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently awarded $321.4 million in Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects (NSFLTP) grants to projects in seven states. The NSFLTP Program...
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