Following the publication of a report from the Amtrak Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) that noted abysmal on-time performance for the Illini/Saluki route, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) dispatc...
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The second phase of construction on SunTrax, the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) autonomous vehicle test facility, will begin soon. SunTrax is the first state-owned facility of its...
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Surpassing even the 90 percent national average for the second year in a row, the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) announced this week that West Virginia drivers buckled up 90....
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Owing to weather delays and additional work added onto the original contract, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced this week that segment 2 of the Interstate 75 modernization pro...
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A new report from the non-profit Volcker Alliance warns that repairs to the nation’s aging infrastructure could cost more than $1 trillion, or 5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, a ...
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An effort to improve traffic flow along the Northern State Parkway in New York ended this week, concluding reconstruction work on the Route 231 interchange. The Suffolk County-based project cost $...
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New York state plans to invest $15 million in the Central New York Agriculture Export Center at the Port of Oswego. The funding is part of a $65 million investment in the state's upstate ports to...
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently released his proposed Bolder, Brighter, Better Future budget for fiscal year 2020-2021, and it includes $9.9 billion in funding for the Florida Department of Transpo...
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) seeks input for the latest iteration of its four-year, multimodal program, the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The STI...
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Touting the potential for economic development and jobs access, U.S. Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) sent correspondence to the Department of Transportation (USDOT) last week to urge funding for a rapid tr...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the North Carolina Department of Transportation a $22.5 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant. The department pl...
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced last week a $14 billion plan to improve the state’s roads and bridges over the next decade, as well as $7 billion to improve its public transit system. Conge...
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The majority of Americans voted in favor of investing in transportation projects on Nov. 5, with 270 approved initiatives that are expected to generate more than $9.6 billion in one-time and recurring...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) recently awarded $12 million to the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) for the development of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line across eight miles of M...
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was recently held for the completion of New York’s Albany International Airport Transportation Corridor. The corridor opened to motorists on Tuesday. The project, wh...
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Voters this week approved a plan by the Metro Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, that greenlights a $3.5 billion bond referendum to finance 500 miles of travel improvements. Known as the M...
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Vecellio & Grogan recently was awarded a $146.1 million North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) contract to construct the Rockingham interstate bypass in Richmond County. The goal of th...
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West Virginia officials recently held a press conference to discuss the state’s $71 million widening project between the Merritts Creek and Huntington Mall exits on I-64 in Barboursville. The pro...
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Bicyclist fatalities have increased, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and if the United States wants to get those figures back down, federal and state actions will be requ...
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The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) recently completed the $57.5 million reconstruction of the Interstate 94 and Sheyenne Street interchange. The Sheyenne Street corridor from 13...
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