A group of lawmakers maintains the recently introduced Reconnecting Communities Act would reconnect and revitalize areas harmed by Interstate Highway System construction. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), ch...
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Twelve Republican members of the House of Representatives recently sent a letter to Pete Buttigieg, Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary, expressing concern over federal funding for California...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that 43 projects in 21 counties were selected for $45.9 million in Multimodal Transportation Fund allocations. The projects cover bike, bridge, highw...
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U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) and the Louisiana Congressional delegation urged U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg Thursday to approve the state’s application for an I...
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Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody is enlisting the help of the largest private-sector employer in Sarasota County, PGT Innovations, a company with its own team of CDL-certified truck drivers, ...
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Although President Joe Biden’s $2.7 trillion American Jobs Plan proposes paying for infrastructure investments through corporate tax hikes, a panel of transportation specialists said user-based fees...
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The city of Lynn, Mass. got its first-ever bus lane, as well as a network of bike lanes, as part of a series of quick-build multimodal road treatments, the city, MassDOT and MBTA announced Thursday. ...
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Five mayors from Midwest states urged the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to expand federal investment in passenger rail and extend Amtrak rail services to better connect th...
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A temporary program by the U.S. Department of Transportation will provide grants to eligible aviation manufacturers and maintenance businesses to retain, recall or rehire their workforces during the p...
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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) recently announced it will conduct a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the I-94 East/West Corridor project. The project would ...
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U.S. Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus, joined U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA) in re-in...
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U.S. Reps. Sam Graves (R-MO) and Garrett Graves (R-LA) joined nearly 20 other Republican House members in introducing legislation intended to reform the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Wednes...
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A coalition of national and regional organizations recently signed a letter supporting lifting state restrictions that prevent the direct sale of electric vehicles (EVs) by manufacturers and removing ...
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A coalition of 117 organizations recently sent a letter urging passage of the DRIVE-Safe Act to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the House Committee on Transportation a...
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The chances of a reauthorization of the FAST Act appeared diminished Thursday when 11 of 12 Democrat senators on the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee backed the bill but just a...
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation would be making available $1 billion in FY 2021 discretionary grant funding through the Rebuilding ...
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Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) announced Tuesday it will launch DART Connect, the state’s first on-demand microtransit service. In partnership with Via, a leader in TransiTech, the service w...
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Louisiana’s House Joint Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee recently approved priority infrastructure projects for fiscal year 2021-2022. Projects include aviation, highways, po...
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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Public Transportation Advisory Committee recently approved 119 projects totaling more than $211 million for fiscal year 2021-23. Funding will be divid...
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On Monday, the White House released state-by-state fact sheets highlighting the need for investment in infrastructure in every state in the country. The fact sheets outline what President Joe Bide...
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