The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said Friday that the Transportation Supply Chain Indicators Tracker indicated signs of progress in easing movement, even though the supply chain remains s...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Friday it awarded $5 million to the University of Maryland (UMD) to establish and manage the “Build American Center.” The Center will offe...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would require the Department of Energy to track foreign imports and domestic production of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Under t...
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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) will award nearly $20 million through the Small Shipyard Grant Program to help modernize small U.S. shipyards and train their workforce. The Small Shipyard Grant...
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President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Wednesday that the federal government would invest more than $20 billion into American ...
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U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Donald M. Payne (D-NJ) encouraged the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to finalize its fatigue risk management program rulemaking in a letter this week. De...
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The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently released its Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposal, requesting $906.7 million. When combined with advance appropriations from the Bipartisan Infrastructur...
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed two bills focused on disaster recovery this week. H.R. 5641, the Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster (SPEED) Recovery Act, was advanced by the H...
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The Federal Aviation Administration recently updated its advisory circular on airport design to restructure the document, expand the information in certain chapters, explain the meaning of terms used,...
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A bicameral group of lawmakers recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging the execution of provisions from the Stop Underrides Act. The legi...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced Friday that it had developed new, landmark fuel economy standards. The new standards woul...
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U.S. Reps. Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced legislation last week to ensure accountability and oversight of infrastructure spending authorized through the Infrastructure Investme...
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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), chair of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, recently applauded the passage of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act by the Senate on Thursday. The bill...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently issued new guidance to help state and local governments carry out projects that create safer, more walkable streets. This includes Safe Routes t...
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U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR), chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, introduced legislation last week to strengthen the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) oversigh...
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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and General Motors (GM) plan to release a report this summer on distracted driving to reduce the behavior and change the social norm. According to na...
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A new report from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has found that state “gas tax holidays” do little to lower prices at the gasoline pump. In a report released T...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently recommended $4.45 billion to advance seven new rail and bus rapid transit projects and continue funding for eight projects with existing construction gra...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) expressed support for President Joe Biden’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget request, citing its increased funding for public transit and passenger ...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said President Joe Biden’s 2023 Budget Request includes an additional $37 billion to make transportation safer, more reliable, and more affordable. T...
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