A joint resolution that establishes a safety oversight body for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), called the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission, unanimously passed the Se...
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A bill to hasten the replacement of the Riverside Bridge in Ozark, Missouri, which was introduced by U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO), was voted through the Senate last week. ...
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The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently approved a grant worth approximately $7 million to provide needed repairs to the Presidio International Rail Bridge and South Orient Railroad. ...
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The Springfield Airport Authority in Illinois recently received a grant worth $3.4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide needed maintenance to the Abraham Lincoln Capital A...
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The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) recently hosted two roundtables focused on promoting professional service opportunities to local, small engineering and architectural firms. More than a dozen ...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently filled two senior positions. Brandye Hendrickson was appointed deputy administrator. She will lead the 2,900-employee agency and oversee its $44 ...
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U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) recently introduced a bill that would restrict drones from flying near aircraft. The Drone Operator Safety Act was included in the S...
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The American Bus Association (ABA) recently expressed concern over changes proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to rules governing lease and interchange. In mid-June,...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded $7.89 million to the Maine Department of Transportation, which will be used for the Maine Railroad Bridge Capacity project. The project will...
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The U.S. Senate recently confirmed Robert L. Sumwalt III as Senate as National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chairman, citing Sumwalt’s aviation career for its decision. Sumwalt has a length...
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The Port of Vancouver USA recently received a $485,000 grant from the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council (RTC) for the construction of a multimodal path at Terminal 1 on the waterfro...
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The Port of Corpus Christi in Texas was named an official member of the community preparedness program StormReady this week, making it the first port in Texas to be so recognized by the National Weath...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to install Data Communications (Data Comm) technology at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Data Comm allows air-traffic controllers to send text-...
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The first half of 2017 is the strongest first half since 2010 for global air freight, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Compared to 2016, freight ton kilometers, th...
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Brandye Hendrickson, former Indiana Department of Transportation commissioner, joined the Trump Administration in July as a member of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). She has assumed the ...
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According to an announcement this week, signalled shipments utilizing the Ports of Indiana are up 19 percent over 2016. In total, the first six months of 2017 have seen shipments reach nearly 5.7 m...
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Foss Maritime recently announced that Will Roberts will be joining the company as its new Chief Commercial Officer. As part of his new position, Roberts will be responsible for a customer-facing t...
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A pair of undergraduate college students were recently selected by the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) as the first recipients for the newly launched IBTTA Foundation Sch...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently changed the organization structural of its Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) as part of the FAA’s Blueprint for AIR Transformation. “The ...
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Consultants from the International Trade Hub at Port Manatee recently met with business leaders in Ocala, Florida, who also visited the port to tour the facilities. The purpose of the trips was to ...
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