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Poor bridge resource management and a charting error are to blame for a bulk carrier hitting an oil and gas Gulf of Mexico oil and gas production platform, according to the National Transportation Saf...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded seven rural Kentucky public transit agency projects $3.2 million through the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
The agencies serve 36 coun...
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An estimated 9,560 Americans died in motor vehicle traffic crashes during the first quarter of 2022, according to recently released National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) figures.
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Bipartisan legislation recently introduced in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee would clarify the authority of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to investigate commer...
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s Aviation Section announced Friday it would release a new program to drive tourism to the state’s airports.
The program, Fly Louisia...
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and that state’s Congressional delegation announced Friday the state won two grants totaling more than $85 million for infrastructure improvements along the Northeast Cor...
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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is accepting applications through Sept. 30 for the Governor’s Transportation Cost-Share Program.
The program provides financial assistance to pub...
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The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission (STC) recently updated the 12-Year Program, a multimodal, fiscally constrained planning tool used to identify and prioritize transportation projects an...
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Thursday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced it had awarded more than $233 million in grants to modernize intercity passenger rail service.
The grants, funded by the Federal-S...
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Delaware Gov. John Carney announced Thursday that two investor services gave high ratings to its transportation bonds.
Moody’s Investor Service assigned the Delaware Transportation Authority Ser...
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded $2.7 million in Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) grants to five universities to support research on how...
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The estimated difference in female fatality risk compared to male fatality risk is significantly reduced in newer vehicles, according to a recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...
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The Presidential Emergency Board, the organization charged with helping to resolve contract differences between the U.S. Class I railroads and their unionized workforce, made its recommendations Tuesd...
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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) recently unveiled the state’s first electric-bus fleet.
RIPTA received part of an order for 14 New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE NG 40-foot battery-elect...
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The Hawai’i Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that it would be deploying 21 alternative energy and low-emission buses thanks to a $35 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transport...
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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 includes incentives for businesses and individuals purchasing electric-vehicle chargers, but supply-chain issues might make the devices difficult to find.
Chargi...
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Fleet companies are investing in electric- and hydrogen-powered vehicles and plan to do so over the next few years, according to a new survey released by TravelCenters of America (TA).
The survey i...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Tuesday it had awarded more than $1.6 billion in grants to transit agencies, territories, and states to invest ...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is asking residents to review plans for the Route 850 (Landisburg Road) bridge replacement project online through Sept. 10.
The project is in...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded North Carolina nearly $60 million in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grants.
“We are very apprec...
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