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The Delaware Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Delaware State Police, will launch the pilot Electronic Speed Safety Program Monday in the I-95 construction zone in Wilmington.
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) should develop and apply criteria to assess the scalability of Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) pilot projects, according to a study...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced it would double the number of grants available as part of its Regional Infrastructure Accelerators Demonstration Program.
The de...
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U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) have sent a letter to Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn and Amtrak President Stephen J. Gardner, seeking information on why a train was stranded for nearly 40 ho...
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The first curved steel tubular flange girder bridge in the United States is under construction along Interstate 95 in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Steel plate flanges have long been the standard for ...
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The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is continuing to deploy carbon fiber to reinforce bridge components as a way to reach their goal of bridges that last 100 years.
Calling it “game...
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The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) has joined with five other transportation construction advocacy groups in urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to strengthen...
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U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO), ranking member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rick Crawford (R-AR), ranking member of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommit...
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Amtrak and Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CP) announced Thursday that they had entered into an agreement to support the proposed combination of CP and Kansas City Southern (KCS) railways.
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The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) unveiled a draft of the Statewide Transit Plan that aims to provide a roadmap for a comprehensive transit system.
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Pennsylvania recently introduced legislation in the state Senate that creates a roadmap for the testing and commercial deployment of Highly Automated Vehicles (HAV).
Current Pennsylvania law requir...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to direct the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to begin the environmental review process for the Interborough Express.
An environmental review process is...
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U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) announced Wednesday that Montana State University’s Western Transportation Institute would receive $6,125,000 in grant funding.
The grant from the National Center for...
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U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) announced Tuesday that New York would receive more than $5.3 million in funding for the Syracuse Hancock International Airport and the Oswego County Airport.
The fundin...
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U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of both the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, joined U.S. Sens. Rob Port...
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In coordination with the U.S. Department of Education, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently gave states the option of waiving one portion of the commercial driver’s license (CDL)...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 3 opened bids for 60 contracts in 2021 with a value of nearly $61.3 million.
Thirty-one contracts were for bridge work, and 29 were...
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Officials with the Port of Oakland announced Monday that they were ready to launch an interagency effort to improve the flow of agricultural exports at the Port.
The new program involves the use o...
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In 2021, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) completed hundreds of projects while earning national recognition for delivering innovative mobility solutions, the department said las...
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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) requested the Clayton Southlake Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project be granted entry into the Project Development phase of the Federal Transit Admi...
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