Construction recently began on the $22.6 million I-295 Bridges Contract 1 project. The project, which kicked off the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) 2019 construction season, wil...
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The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) began tearing down its Terminal 3 this week as the official beginning of construction for the $1.86 billion Delta Sky Way project, which aims to modernize a...
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In 2018, trips on shared micromobility, shared bicycles or e-scooters, more than doubled compared to 2017, according to a National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) report. At t...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently released a draft of the proposed Washington D.C. to Baltimore Loop Project’s environmental assessment. The assessment was conducted to determine whe...
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U.S. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) criticized this week Trump budget proposals that would cut funding for rural Amtrak routes and called on Amtrak’s president to reaffirm support for such routes. In the...
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Chicago will expand its Divvy bike sharing system this year, creating more than 200 jobs in the process, thanks to a $50 million investment approved by the city council. The investment will notably...
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A competitive two-step process to find innovative proposals that reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions will result in $3 million awarded to the winners. Funding is provided throug...
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Austin, Texas, City Council voted last week to adopted its Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, city-wide transportation plan. The policy document contains updated policies and interactive maps and will...
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A new bill introduced in Louisiana is sparking controversy over changes it would make to vehicular inspection requirements. Such inspections are currently required under law before a vehicle may be...
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Canadian National (CN) is planning to invest more than $80 million into Minnesota’s rail infrastructure over the course of the year. The announcement, made earlier this week, is part of a larger...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will activate a cashless tolling system April 24 at the Outerbridge Crossing, a cantilever bridge connecting Perth Amboy, N.J., with Staten Island, N.Y. ...
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice released an update Tuesday on the amount of secondary road maintenance work occurring in the state. Last month, Justice instructed the state’s Department of Transp...
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Riders in the United States took 9.9 billion trips on public transportation last year according to a report from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), with ridership increases seen th...
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A new report from the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) throws existing truck underride guard standards under the bus, recommending a revamp of data collection, inspections, and res...
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Virginia Railway Express (VRE) recently announced it is fully positive train control (PTC) compliant. VRE, a transportation partnership between the Northern Virginia and the Potomac and Rappahanno...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan, Restore Pennsylvania, would invest $4.5 billion in the next four years to rebuild the state’s infrastructure. The plan would be funded through a severance ta...
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) of Virginia has launched a study of interstate 95, with the intent of noting priorities and potential revenue sources that could be realized under a new co...
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Following devastating floods in Iowa, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has immediately released $9 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to ass...
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The New York Department of Transportation has begun construction on a $6.3 million project to extend the service life of seven bridges on northbound Interstate 990 and reduce maintenance costs. Th...
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The Safety is Not for Sale Act, introduced last week in the Senate, would require airline carriers to adopt additional safety features and require aircraft manufacturers offer or provide all non-requ...
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