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Pennsylvania transportation commission adopts 12-year transportation program

By Liz Carey  |   August 10, 2026   |   Featured

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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Pennsylvania opens application period for two rail programs

By Melina Druga  |   August 3, 2026   |   Featured

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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MBTA to receive $530M in Fair Share funding, including $450M to cover operating budget shortfalls

By Liz Carey  |   July 27, 2026   |   News

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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North Carolina funds 16 public transportation projects

By Melina Druga  |   July 23, 2026   |   Maritime

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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Massachusetts announces $11M investment to improve unpaved roads

By Liz Carey  |   July 23, 2026   |   News

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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New Jersey’s Major Access Permits moves to fully digital this month

By Melina Druga  |   July 21, 2026   |   Investment

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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NJ TRANSIT board of directors adopts operating budget, capital funding

By Melina Druga  |   July 20, 2026   |   News

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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GDC board approves Hudson River project change order

By Liz Carey  |   July 13, 2026   |   News

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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Kentucky secures grants for transportation upgrades

By Liz Carey  |   July 10, 2026   |   Investment

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said his state has been awarded three grants totaling $73 million for transportation infrastructure upgrades. The funding will support increases to designated truck park...

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Wisconsin DOT announces $180M for counties, municipalities to improve roads

By Liz Carey  |   July 10, 2026   |   Featured

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said the latest payment for road improvements, more than $180 million, to the state’s counties and municipalities is on its way. Evers joined the Wisconsin Department o...

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Kentucky announces $5.5M in funding for local bridges

By Liz Carey  |   July 8, 2026   |   Featured

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced his state would spend $5.5 million to repair or replace 10 bridges across eight counties and two cities. The funding, he said, will reconnect and restore safe ...

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Colorado opens temporary bridge to replace one lost to fire

By Melina Druga  |   July 8, 2026   |   News

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) opened a temporary one-lane bridge on CO 165 south after the permanent bridge was destroyed in the Aspen Acres fire in June. Work began on June 30 and ...

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Phase one of Chicago Transit Authority’s Red, Purple Line Modernization reaches substantial completion

By Melina Druga  |   July 7, 2026   |   Investment

The Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) $2.1 billion Red and Purple Line Modernization (RPM) Phase One Project, the largest completed capital project in CTA’s history, recently reached substantial c...

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New York DOT announces milestone as it preps to start Phase 2 of I-81 project

By Liz Carey  |   July 7, 2026   |   Investment

The New York State Department of Transportation said it has reached a construction milestone on its Interstate 81 Viaduct Project, and is turning its focus on its next phase of construction. In a ...

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South Carolina makes progress toward NEPA Assignment

By Melina Druga  |   July 6, 2026   |   Investment

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) took its first step on Wednesday to pursue the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Assignment. The assignment was mandated by law in the SC...

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New York to improve travel on state roads through holiday weekend

By Liz Carey  |   July 2, 2026   |   Featured

The New York State Department of Transportation, as well as state and local law enforcement agencies began work on June 29 to make state roadways safer through the Independence Day holiday weekend. ...

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EV Advocacy group applauds California’s EV buyer incentive legislation

By Liz Carey  |   July 1, 2026   |   Featured

The electric vehicle (EV) advocacy group American EV Jobs Alliance praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California legislature for including a first-time electric vehicle buyer incentive progr...

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Texas Rail Advocates urges Transportation Commission to add passenger rail to budget request

By Liz Carey  |   June 30, 2026   |   Investment

Texas Rail Advocates asked the Texas Transportation Commissioners to add passenger rail priorities to the commission's 2027 appropriations budget request. During a meeting in Austin, the TRA reite...

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Maryland DOT invites officials to weigh in on project consultation process

By Liz Carey  |   June 29, 2026   |   News

Officials with the Maryland Department of Transportation invited officials from the state’s eight non-metropolitan areas to comment on the Department’s consultative process. MDOT officials sai...

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Illinois DOT announces 12 projects in southern part of the state for current construction period

By Melina Druga  |   June 29, 2026   |   Investment

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) recently announced 12 major projects the current construction season in Southern Illinois totaling nearly $492 million. Three projects will be comp...

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