The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has dispersed $18 million to five projects as part of their Transportation Economic Development Program, along with $2.86 million for three additiona...
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A project run by the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) at Honolulu Harbor is entering its second phase, progressing the largest capital improvement project in Hawaii’s history. Known as ...
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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), in partnership with Trane, will replace more than 9,600 highway lights with light-emitting diode (LED) versions beginning in the spring. The change...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently announced a proposed rule that would safely integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems into American airspace by equipping drones with remote identification...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s District 1 had more than 50 projects worth more than $100 million under construction in 2019. The district is located in the state’s northwest a...
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Congressional committee leaders received a letter Dec. 20 from nine transportation-focused organizations urging federal funding for automated speed enforcement in work zones throughout the United Stat...
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The U.S. transportation infrastructure market is expected to continue growing in 2020, according to projections from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), but the outlook fo...
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The first nine months of 2019 saw traffic deaths fall by 2.2 percent -- to 26,730 people -- according to the latest National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data, with the third quarter ...
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Missouri’s Focus on Bridges program, initiated by Gov. Mike Parson, officially finished its first project last week, reopening a new Route 72 bridge after six months of work. While the bridge is...
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Maryland’s full Congressional delegation recently sent a letter to Gregory Slater, head of the Maryland Highway Administration, urging the state to provide the public with more information on three ...
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Amtrak officials announced this week that work will continue at New York Penn Station throughout winter and have minimal impact on scheduled train operations. Work will begin on Tracks 11 and 14 st...
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A group of seven associations and labor groups will host a 2020 Presidential Candidate Forum focused on infrastructure Feb. 1-3 at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. The purpose of the forum is...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) last week released a request for information to the public, seeking greater insights into rural transportation, including challenges to its infrastructure...
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The Commonwealth of Virginia reached an agreement with CSX last week that lays the foundations for a $3.7 billion investment into the future of the state’s rail lines, including a new bridge, new tr...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau recently provided the North Carolina Turnpike Authority with a $501.5 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (T...
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A provision included in the Senate appropriations bill would extend the Section 45G credit for short-line railroad track maintenance expenditures through 2022. The extension is intended to encoura...
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House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) recently sent a letter to the House and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety ...
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The South Dakota State Railroad Board has authorized the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) to negotiate with LG Everist over the acquisition of the Sioux Valley Line, south of Canton, ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released an update on automakers’ progress manufacturing vehicles with low-speed automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems. Tw...
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A dozen states across the Northeast and the District of Columbia recently released a Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) draft agreement, which outlines a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissio...
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