In a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona has requested the prioritization of funding for a new bridge over Tonto Creek, in his state’s Gila County. It ...
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Better coordination of rural transportation services could reduce costs and improve services, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently found. The GAO interviewed federal officials from t...
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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently named three members of the new Office of Urban Mobility and Mega Project Delivery. The goal of the office is to develop solutions to relieve...
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently began the 60-day pre-enforcement period, which will end March 4, for the new Automated Work Zo...
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The latest Travel Trends Index (TTI), released by the U.S. Travel Association, revealed that U.S. domestic travel in November grew by 2.2 percent over the previous year, even as international inbound ...
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North America’s first demonstration of an autonomous air taxi took flight this week in North Carolina, showing off the viability of a new chapter in air travel in the state where it all began. Th...
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a supplemental budget Dec. 13 that includes an additional $20 million for local road construction and transportation improvement projects. The funding is fo...
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The Austin Transportation Department recently installed technology at downtown intersections designed to make crossing safer for pedestrians. The technology, called leading pedestrian intervals (LP...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has created an interactive map tracking federal investment into major infrastructure projects in and around Opportunity Zones to drive investment into und...
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As part of the $35 million New Dixie Highway Project underway in Kentucky, the Transit Authority of River City (TARC) has launched a new bus service -- the region’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) sys...
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The Arizona Department of Transportation recently opened the $1.7 billion Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway in Maricopa County to traffic. The 22-mile freeway, the state’s largest highway project,...
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North Dakota ended 2019 with 98 vehicle fatalities, according to preliminary reports. If the totals do not change, it will be the first time in 17 years the state had fewer than 100 traffic fatali...
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) recently awarded Granite a $33 million contract for the reconstruction of four miles of State Route 99 near Kingsburg. Work includes reconstru...
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The National Transportation Safety Board is swearing in two new members this month, bringing the board to its full complement of five members for the first time in nearly a year. A certified airlin...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last month proposed a new rule that would require all drones operating in U.S. airspace to be identifiable remotely. It is the latest effort by the FAA to...
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In a bill introduced last month, U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) -- together with co-sponsor U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) -- and U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) jointly pushed for the acceleration of...
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The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) recently awarded a $352.2 million contract to Hawkins Construction of Omaha for the construction of the Lincoln South Beltway. The project will con...
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The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently awarded a $93.1 million contract to Wright Brothers Construction Co. for the State Route-317/Apison Pike project in Collegedale. The proje...
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The High-Performance Transportation Enterprise (HPTE), a part of the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), recently approved a new Unsolicited Proposal Policy, to stir new revenue-generating i...
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As a result of more than $1.1 million in bridge damage caused by an over-sized truck slamming into an I-82 overpass, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a State of Emergency in Benton County. “Th...
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