South Dakota Transportation Commission officials said the panel has awarded 40 preliminary engineering Bridge Improvement Grants (BIG) totaling $1.47 million. The BIG program was created in 2015 by...
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On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced it would be providing early $14 million in grants to 25 projects in 24 states as part of the Accelerating Innovative Mobility (AIM) initiat...
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U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Donald Payne, Jr. (D-NJ), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), ann...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration has awarded Kansas $50.8 million in grant funding for the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension project, U.S. Sen. Jerry ...
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The American Highway Users Alliance (AHUA) is urging federal lawmakers to issue a one-year extension of the FAST Act to ensure projects and safety improvements continue through the construction season...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is using digital ads to highlight its need for $12 billion in federal funding to avert service cuts, fare and toll increases, and headcount reductions. ...
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Communities looking to install safe travel projects in the state of Illinois have until Nov. 2 to put in their application for state grant funding. The Illinois Department of Transportation announ...
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A coalition of business associations, headed up by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is taking steps to intervene in litigation over reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Chambe...
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Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials said the agency has witnessed a rise in work zone crashes despite decreased traffic volumes. The agency noted 39 instances in which truck/tra...
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A New Jersey Senate committee has advanced a paratransit measure introduced by Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-Dist. 3) and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Dist. 37). Sweeney and Weinb...
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U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced Monday that Suffolk County, N.Y., and the New York City Department of Transportation will receive mor...
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U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-IL) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced legislation Monday to incentivize private investment into the freight railcar manufacturing industry. The Freight Rail Assistanc...
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New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials said a pair of the agency’s transportation projects have garnered regional honors via the 2020 America’s Transportation Awards competition...
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Ohio’s Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) is slated to receive $2,331,000 in federal funds to improve mobility and enhance the rider experience in Mahoning County. The funding will be allot...
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Advocates of the nation's rural transit system hope new legislation introduced in U.S. Congress this month would provide the needed funding to keep the system afloat. U.S. Sens. Tina Smith (D-MN), ...
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The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) reported Friday that many of the U.S. major roadways continue to experience significant impacts from COVID-19 pandemic. Five month...
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will oversee seven statewide infrastructure maintenance projects the Mississippi Transportation Commission said it awarded to enhance safety and bol...
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Three Arizona freeway and highway transportation projects have garnered 2020 America’s Transportation Awards accolades, securing first place awards in the west region. The Arizona Department of T...
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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced Thursday that she is cosponsoring a bill that would provide emergency relief funding to motorcoach companies, school bus companies, ferries, and other tra...
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The American Trucking Association (ATA) has integrated the Moving & Storage Conference and the Moving & Storage Council into the organization to benefit small and independent moving and storage compan...
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