Connecticut will receive $5.38 billion over five years from the federal Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, including nearly $1.07 billion during fiscal year 2022. The Connecticut Department...
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A holiday campaign aims to encourage people who consume alcohol or other impairing substances not to drive unless they are sober. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and its federal, st...
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On Tuesday, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) urged Congress to pass a “full-year whole of government funding bill” before the end of the year. In a letter to congressional leadership...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Shailen Bhatt as the 21st Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrator. “From his leadership of the Colorado and Delaware Departments of Transportati...
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A group of more than 70 members of Congress urged President Joe Biden to take executive action to guarantee rail workers with paid sick days. Led by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and U.S. Reps. ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will make available nearly $2.3 billion in Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program funding. Funding will be awarded to project...
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On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) joined Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and other safety leaders to release the 2023 Roadmap to Safety report outlining ways to reduce deaths an...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently announced actions the U.S. Department of Transportation is taking to improve infrastructure on tribal lands. “After decades of harmful underi...
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In a recently released report, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) assesses the infrastructure requirements to convert the U.S. vehicle fleet to battery electric. Full electrifi...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would provide a tax credit for renewable natural gas (RNG) used in heavy-duty vehicles such as buses and freight trucks....
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A coalition of 14 aerospace and defense companies, led by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), are urging Congress to address research and development tax changes by the end of the year, citing...
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would authorize a one-time expenditure to increase truck parking capacity and improve existing truck parking infrastructure. The Truck ...
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The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed legislation to avert a freight rail strike that would have a devastating impact on the national economy. The measure will next head to President Joe Biden to be sign...
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State transportation departments should work in collaboration with other state offices to plan and implement new Electric vehicle infrastructure, a new mini guide from the National Council on Electric...
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On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rick Larsen (D-WA) asked the Federal Aviation Administration to explain why certain airline dispatchers are allowed to continue working remotely. In...
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) warned Tuesday that actions by the U.S. House of Representatives to take up new legislation regarding railroad worker contracts instead of approving agreeme...
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According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), most rail labor unions have voted to ratify contracts negotiated earlier this year. Rail unions Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Tr...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded approximately $13.1 million in Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning grants to 19 projects nationwide that will fight climate change and...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently released its list of priority projects in the Northeast Corridor (NEC), a railroad line that spans from Boston to Washington, D.C. The NEC Projec...
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Through the Preventing Auto Recycling Theft (PART) Act (S. 5024) introduced into the Senate this week, U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) want to add traceable identification numbers...
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