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For hard-to-reach areas on bridge projects and highway surveying work, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is turning increasingly to drone involvement through a recently awarded federal g...
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A total of 57 percent of U.S. drivers anticipate gasoline prices will increase as summer nears while an additional 36 percent believe prices will stay the same, according to a National Association of ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it will be awarding approximately $40 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funds, which will be used to retrofit ...
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Richard Blumenthal
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) recently sent a letter to Catherine Rinaldi, president of Metro-North Railroad, seeking a more specific timetable for the railroad’s implementation of the federal...
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A meeting between the Automotive Service Administration (ASA) and Congressional legislators took place last week, during which the organization addressed the importance of data access for independent ...
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John O'Donnell, Washington, D.C. Auto Show president and CEO, recently proposed the creation of a worldwide advocacy group to create meaningful standards for autonomous vehicles in a speech at the Chi...
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The Iowa Department of Transportation, along with other state agency officials, is seeking public feedback on a plan to improve air quality in the state.
The Beneficiary Mitigation Plan is the nex...
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The Alabama State Port Authority in conjunction with AutoMobile International Terminal recently signed an agreement in Argentina to partner with two South American companies to develop and operate a r...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) laid out three priorities for the ground handling industry to meet future air travel needs this week, including improvements to global safety standar...
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Eight bipartisan members of Texas’ Congressional delegation recently sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers urging the agency to provide additional funding for the Port of Corpus Christiâ...
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Congress approved $1.98 billion for federal bridge and highway improvements in March, as part of the fiscal year 2018 transportation appropriations package.
The funds will be distributed through t...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently opened the application period for the $1.5 billion Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) transportation discretionary grants...
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The nature of Honda is changing, according to Robert J. Bienenfeld, assistant vice president for Regulatory Policy at the American Honda Motor Co., Inc., with a goal of having two-thirds of sales bein...
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Faulty decision-making was the cause of most of Idaho’s 22 general-aviation accidents in 2016, according to a report by Idaho’s Division of Aeronautics.
The majority of the accidents, 73 percen...
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The California Energy Commission (CEC) recently committed to awarding $8 million to develop the first hydrogen-truck refueling station at the Port of Long Beach.
The project is a partnership betwe...
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The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) recently said it supports the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority’s (GOAA) decision to reverse a vote to begin the process of privatizing securi...
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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently published a funding notice for Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program grants.
Metropolitan planning organi...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Rapid Bridge Replacement project, a public-private partnership (P3), has led to the completion of 390 bridges with 50 more under constructio...
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In an effort to support capital improvements and train employees to create greater efficiency, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $19.6 mi...
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Representatives from 14 organizations recently sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure voicing opposition to a proposal to lower the age for o...
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