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The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) recently presented Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Indiana) with the annual Joseph M. Magliochetti Industry Champion Award.
The award honors U.S. Hou...
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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) recently awarded $5 million in grants to 41 projects through the Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP), which funds the planning, construction or reh...
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King Coal Highway
The West Virginia Department of Transportation and Gov. Jim Justice held the groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for the $57.5 million King Coal Highway (US Route 52) project in Mercer County.
The pr...
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A Pennsylvania House bill aims to change the structure of the governing boards at airport authorities in certain counties.
The legislation would require all appointees, except the gubernatorial ap...
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At its April meeting, the Illinois Tollway Board of Directors recently approved six new construction and engineering service contracts totaling nearly $228.7 million.
In all, the money will includ...
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ElectrifyNY recently launched a campaign to encourage New York City to transition to a zero emissions from transportation plan by 2040.
Currently, there is no plan to reduce transportation emissio...
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Auditor General Eugene DePasquale recently completed an audit of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and discovered more than $4.25 billion had been transferred from the Motor Lice...
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Work has begun on a $118.1 million facility in North Carolina that will allow trucks to bring cargo containers to rail yards for transfer to trains.
The Carolina Connector Intermodal Facility spans...
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According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), the state plans on a $180 million project to upgrade I-265, I-71, and I-64 over four years.
In essence, the project joins four into one, all...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, a coalition of public and private partners, called Drive Electric PA, recently awarded Pittsburgh more than $200,000 to support its electric-ve...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded $89.4 million to 29 construction contracts earlier this month.
The contracts bring the total awarded to $483 million since fiscal year 2019 began o...
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The St. Louis region held on to its top ranking spot as the most efficient inland port district, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), annually moving nearly 200,000 tons per mile mor...
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Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
Virginia recently signed an agreement with the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission and the Hampton Roads Connector Partners design-build team for the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HR...
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) recently urged the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to keep Air Traffic Control Terminal Radar Approach Control Facilities (ATC TRACON) open at two New York...
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Alphabet Inc's Wing Aviation unit recently became the first drone-delivery company to receive a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air-carrier certification.
The company plans to begin commerci...
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The latest Ohio transportation budget -- contained in the recently passed House Bill 62 -- has guaranteed that three projects in the central region of the state are saved from cancellation.
Gov. Mi...
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A Denver plan to create 125 miles of new bikeways is being funded in part by the Elevate Denver Bond, which after approval by voters in 2017, will spur $18 million for 50 of those miles.
The new p...
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The South Coast Rail program of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently reached two significant milestones with the comp...
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Washington State Ferries (WSF) recently launched a two-year Sustainability Action Plan highlighting the agency’s goals for fulfilling the Washington State Department of Transportation’s commitment...
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Making good on a desire to build 35 percent of the market’s new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations, TruStar Energy this week finished construction of its 250th facility.
“Natural gas...
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