The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced it was accepting applications for the Fiscal Year 2027 Rail Freight Assistance Program through Oct. 9, 2026. The RFAP provides $25 mill...
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Pennsylvania will invest nearly $54 million into highways, bridges, ports, bike and pedestrian trails and aviation projects across the state, Gov. Josh Shapiro said. As part of the Multimodal Tran...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) recently awarded 33 projects $37.2 million in federal funds though KDOT’s Transportation Alternatives (TA) program. The program awards federal fundi...
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U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) introduced legislation last week that would fast-track American Veteran’s paths to earning a commercial driver’s license. The Freedom Haulers bill would codify an i...
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U.S. Reps. Mike Flood (R-NE), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and David Rouzer (R-NC) introduced legislation that would address the recent spike in trucking lawsuits. The Uniform Vehicle ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that Steve Dowling has joined the agency as its Chief Safety Officers. Dowling has more than...
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According to the State Transportation Commission, Pennsylvania will invest more than $90 billion over the next 12 years on roads, bridges, transit systems, airports, railroad and other active transpor...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has created new guidance to modernize train noise emission standards. The new guidance will make way for hig...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) opened the application period for the Rail Transportation Assistance Program (RTAP) and the Rail Freight Assistance Program (RFAP) today. The pr...
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A long-term waiver of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the Jones Act, will harm the U.S. economy in four key areas, a recent Transportation Institute economic analysis found. The ...
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors approved a $530 million funding transfer to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) on July 22, drawing from t...
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Bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced recently on Capitol Hill would modernize how the federal government evaluates transit projects seeking funding through the Federal Transit Administrationâ€...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced July 22 it has launched a new initiative to use artificial intelligence (AI) to optimize and modernize the country’s transportation infrastructure. A...
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation's Integrated Mobility Division announced on July 21 it funded 16 Coordinated Public Transportation projects statewide that will expand public transporta...
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The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced it had awarded $11.26 million in grants to 48 communities to improve locally owned dirt and gravel roads. The funding is part of the Un...
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On July 30, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Major Access Permits process will become fully electronic. The move supports Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s executive order to simplify and mod...
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The NJ TRANSIT board of directors recently adopted a $3.5 billion operating budget and $1.7 billion in capital funding for fiscal year 2027. “We accomplished a lot in fiscal year 2026 by continui...
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Legislation that would modernize the Railroad Retirement Board and the railroad retirement system has been introduced in Congress. Since 1935, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has operated a di...
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The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that would address improvements for the country’s water resources infrastructure. U.S. Rep. Sam ...
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The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) Board of Commissioners approved a change order to the Hudson River Ground Stabilization (HRGS) Project contract. The change would remove approximately 500 ...
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