State officials said the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is accepting applications to fund new transportation improvement projects through Nov. 6, 2020, via the Multimodal Transpor...
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The Airport Authority of Gulf Shores held a groundbreaking ceremony last week for a new air traffic control tower at Jack Edwards National Airport. Funded with $6.13 million in grant money from th...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced it would be seeking public comments on a new pilot program to allow drivers between 1...
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A Missouri airport has received $4,795,103 in grant funds via the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) for runway reconstruction. The allotment to Joplin Regiona...
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The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has earmarked $5 million to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DODT) to aid roadway and bridge reco...
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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and Virginia Gov. Ralph S. Northam announced Thursday that a project to expand passenger and commercial rail capacity along the east coast, the Long Bridge Pro...
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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced Thursday her U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) would release the first-ever National Freight Strategic Plan. The plan lays out a visi...
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Rhode Island officials are espousing the benefits of an estimated $150 million project to replace multiple bridges along the Route 146 corridor, repave eight miles of roadway, and correct congestion. ...
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Airports Council International (ACI) World officials have outlined an aviation industry recovery plan in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, urging direct government financial support for the entire ec...
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is calling on Congress to save public transportation with an emergency infusion of $32 billion in cash. In a letter to Congress, the associatio...
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U.S. Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) weighed in on Amtrak’s recent announcement that it would furlough 2,000 workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday. DeFazio, the Ch...
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Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said the agency has launched an Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative tracking tool to bolster automated driv...
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A group of lawmakers recently urged the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement two aviation workforce grant programs authorized in the FAA Reauth...
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The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) released its six-year draft budget Tuesday. The $13.4 billion budget - the Draft FY 20210-FY 2026 Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP) – inc...
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Massachusetts state officials are espousing the benefits of completion of accelerated transit work on Boston’s Green Line C and E Branches this summer, noting the effort expedited safety and reliabi...
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the final steel gantries of the New York Thruway’s cashless tolling system have been installed. The gantry, located on I-90 at exit 42, is the la...
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Construction costs for the Hudson Tunnel Project have gone up, officials said, and the reason is environmental review delays. The Gateway Program Development Corporation, the company that oversees...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it will allow railroads to use new inspection technology to have continuous railroad testing to more quickly i...
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The New Jersey Treasury Department announced Friday that the gas tax rate in that state will increase by nearly 10 cents per gallon on Oct. 1. According to the treasury departments, a 2016 law requ...
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Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced last week that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has allocated $40,000 to aid Morgantown’s Mountain Line Transit Projec...
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