An Amtrak route linking Chicago and Moline, Ill., will remain funded by a $177 million in Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) allotment that the U.S. Department of Transportation agreed to extend un...
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Hall Contracting and American Engineers Inc. were chosen last week by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) to lead a design-build team in the execution of the four-year, $180 million I-Move Kent...
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Representatives from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration, along with state and local officials, recently gathered in Worcester to break ground on the ...
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In a ceremony attended by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker and others, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) officially broke ground for the John A. Volpe Tr...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) Local Bridge Improvement Program recently awarded $5 million to 27 counties. The program assists cities and counties with bridge replacement or re...
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The Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement (AWZSE) pilot program launches next week in Pennsylvania, aiming to change driver behavior to reduce work zone speeds and improve work zone safety. It is a...
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An updated $6.5 billion eight-year construction work plan was greenlighted this month for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), with an emphasis on improving safety by strengthening struct...
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The Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee recently held a hearing on a bill that would allow the state’s department of transportation to authorize the operation of an autonomous shuttle veh...
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U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) has secured the co-sponsorship of all 45 members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation on his Transportation Emergency Relief Funds Availability Act (H....
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The H-1 Freeway Shoulder Widening and Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation project in Hawaii concluded work this week, fully reopening the busiest road in the state months ahead of schedul...
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The Roadway Safety Foundation and the Federal Highway Administration recently presented seven outstanding highway safety projects with National Roadway Safety Awards. The biennial competition honor...
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Under a $60.5 million contract awarded to Barnhill Contracting Co. last week, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is advancing plans for a new Interstate 95 interchange, among addi...
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The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) recently completed the $2.4 million Central Avenue project in downtown Valley City. Central Avenue between Main Street and 12th Street was redo...
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Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) announced last week that $1.4 billion would be provided for reconstruction efforts on the I-275/SR 60 Westshore Area Interchange i...
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Load and capacity calculation errors by FIGG Bridge Engineers, Inc., along with an inadequate peer review from Louis Berger, all contributed to the fatal collapse of a pedestrian bridge at the Florida...
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The groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for a general aviation airport in Sparta, Ky., that will serve the Interstate 71 corridor from Louisville to Cincinnati. “The Kentucky Department of ...
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Washington State Ferries intends to convert the state’s three largest ferries from diesel to hybrid electric propulsion systems, thanks to $35 million in funds acquired from the environmental mitiga...
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New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has completed the Hamilton Road Bridge over the Route 206 Bypass in Hillsborough six months ahead of schedule, opening to traffic on Saturday. The 15...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) recently completed the replacement of two deteriorated bridges carrying U.S. 202 over Amtrak rail lines at the southern end of the U.S. 30 Int...
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The Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) called for public feedback on potential strategies and actions for its long-range plan for public transit. The new plan seeks to coordinate planning, pr...
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