Additional daytime services between Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and various destinations in the United States will soon be underway, under an amendment to the U.S.-Japan Open Skies agreement reached betw...
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Jennifer Homendy, a National Transportation Safety (NTSB) board member, recently urged U.S. railroads to fully implement Positive Train Control (PTC). PTC was congressionally mandated in 2008 with ...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded more than $272 million in grant funding to 10 rail projects in 10 states through the FRA’s Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repa...
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Leaders from the departments of transportation of every state, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia recently urged the Federal Communications Commission to continue improving transportation safety...
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The California Transportation Commission recently allocated more than $1.1 billion, including nearly $994 million for 47 projects funded by the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. The bill...
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The final phase of the I-40 Crosstown reconstruction in Oklahoma City opened to traffic earlier this month from E.K. Gaylord Boulevard/Shields Boulevard to just east of Klein Ave. The project has t...
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Rhode Island’s congressional delegation recently urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to set a reasonable minimum size and pitch for airplane seats. In recent years, the average width ...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and The Ray announced a new pact this week that will see all three parties committed to testing the implementatio...
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The Delaware Department of Transportation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $44 million State Route 1 Little Heaven Grade Separated Intersection project Thursday. Construction began in Novembe...
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy intends to grant $59 million to 43 separate projects, all advancing vehicle technology research in some way. ...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently gave its approval to the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) for the state’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight drone operation. A Beyond Visua...
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Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently entered into an agreement to improve mutual security and expedite lawful travel. The pact fulfi...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) was recognized by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) last week for its Courtland Street Bridge Replacement project, for exemplary work on a sm...
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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced last week that $146 million would be issued to 180 local mass transit projects throughout the state, with the vast majority going to di...
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The Houston Ship Channel will benefit from more than $170 million of investment from Kinder Morgan, Inc., with capital funding to support efficiency, product liquidity, and blending capabilities on-si...
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) recently thanked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for their "common sense approach" to how long truck drivers work and drive. ...
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The amount of money spent on gasoline in the United States increased 11 percent between 2016 and 2017, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, reaching a nominal per capita ...
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Capital Metro’s board of directors approved a contract Monday that will consolidate the Austin area's bus and transit operations and maintenance services. Currently, services are divided between ...
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The 24 local bridge replacements funded in fiscal year 2016 have been completed and are open to traffic, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) recently announced. The structurally ...
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Millions of dollars in growth improvements being made by the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) in Florida drew Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault there this week. The...
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