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The West Virginia Department of Transportation and Gov. Jim Justice recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Coalfields Expressway (WV 121) extension in Raleigh and Wyoming counties.
The $33...
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Construction recently began on the $22.6 million I-295 Bridges Contract 1 project. The project, which kicked off the Rhode Island Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) 2019 construction season, wil...
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The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) began tearing down its Terminal 3 this week as the official beginning of construction for the $1.86 billion Delta Sky Way project, which aims to modernize a...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently released a draft of the proposed Washington D.C. to Baltimore Loop Project’s environmental assessment.
The assessment was conducted to determine whe...
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Chicago will expand its Divvy bike sharing system this year, creating more than 200 jobs in the process, thanks to a $50 million investment approved by the city council.
The investment will notably...
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A competitive two-step process to find innovative proposals that reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions will result in $3 million awarded to the winners.
Funding is provided throug...
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Austin, Texas, City Council voted last week to adopted its Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, city-wide transportation plan.
The policy document contains updated policies and interactive maps and will...
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A new bill introduced in Louisiana is sparking controversy over changes it would make to vehicular inspection requirements.
Such inspections are currently required under law before a vehicle may be...
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Canadian National (CN) is planning to invest more than $80 million into Minnesota’s rail infrastructure over the course of the year.
The announcement, made earlier this week, is part of a larger...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will activate a cashless tolling system April 24 at the Outerbridge Crossing, a cantilever bridge connecting Perth Amboy, N.J., with Staten Island, N.Y.
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice released an update Tuesday on the amount of secondary road maintenance work occurring in the state.
Last month, Justice instructed the state’s Department of Transp...
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Virginia Railway Express (VRE) recently announced it is fully positive train control (PTC) compliant.
VRE, a transportation partnership between the Northern Virginia and the Potomac and Rappahanno...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan, Restore Pennsylvania, would invest $4.5 billion in the next four years to rebuild the state’s infrastructure.
The plan would be funded through a severance ta...
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) of Virginia has launched a study of interstate 95, with the intent of noting priorities and potential revenue sources that could be realized under a new co...
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Following devastating floods in Iowa, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has immediately released $9 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to ass...
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The New York Department of Transportation has begun construction
on a $6.3 million project to extend the service life of seven bridges on
northbound Interstate 990 and reduce maintenance costs.
Th...
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Buffalo Skyway Corridor
New York Gov. Andrew
Cuomo recently announced the 10 panelists for the Buffalo Skyway Corridor
competition.
The Skyway
Corridor is a functionally obsolete, structurally deficient, highway bridge
...
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The Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) have reached a funding agreement that will allow for an expansion of the Hampto...
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Work began Monday on the reconstruction of Runway 13L-13R at
John F. Kennedy International Airport and will be closed while workers repave.
Construction workers will use concrete instead of asphal...
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The Federal
Transit Administration recently awarded the Spokane Transit Authority a $53
million grant through its Small Starts grant program.
Funds will be
used to complete the Central City Line B...
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