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New Jersey municipalities will receive $161.6 million in state Municipal Aid grants for fiscal year 2020.
The money was awarded to 542 cities and towns for transportation projects.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s (PennDOT) Public-Private Transportation Partnerships (P3) Board recently approved the reconstruction of a 4.5-mile section of I-81 near Wilkes-Barre i...
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West Virginia sold $600 million in General Obligation State Road Bonds, Series 2019 A, on Tuesday, generating more than $746.5 million in proceeds, with a premium of $146.5 million.
The funds will...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is asking Georgians to visit the department’s website and participate in a survey on the future of railroads in the state.
Participants will be ask...
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In an effort to increase funding to the state’s transportation system, Oregon will implement the second of four planned increases to its gas tax on Jan. 1, 2020, kicking off the new year with a 2 ce...
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The Port of Virginia contributed $92.1 million in spending to the state and $39.3 billion in Gross State Product during fiscal year 2018, according to a College of William & Mary study.
The Port al...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program recently awarded Illinois more than $25 million in funding to replace and rehabilitate buses and facilities.
Tw...
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New York state recently installed an additional 268 electronic message boards and traffic cameras along major traffic corridors.
The state Department of Transportation installed and activated 143 ...
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Responding to an application by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has granted the state agency $16.2 million for vehicle replacement.
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A recent meeting of leaders from the labor, environmental, auto manufacturing, and political sectors of Michigan sought to discuss electric vehicles (EVs) and their place in the future of the auto-hea...
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The Kentucky Department of Aviation (KDA) will soon release a report providing a regional growth strategy for Central Kentucky’s airport system.
The Lexington Regional Aviation System Plan will ...
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The Pennsylvania House Transportation Infrastructure Task Force is recommending a widespread funding reform to remedy shortfalls for transportation improvements and maintenance partially linked to an ...
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law Monday legislation that requires drivers to use hands-free devices while operating motor vehicles.
The law stipulates titled operators of motor vehi...
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John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States, will begin its multi-billion terminal project next year following the recent approval of a proposed lease by Po...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded the Transit Authority of River City (TARC), the major public transportation provider for the Louisville, Ky., metro area, a nearly $17.3 milli...
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Following reports from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety that one out of every eight school buses operated by First Student fails to meet state safety standards, members of the Minnesota deleg...
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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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