Indiana awards funds for road projects
Indiana’s Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative recently awarded $100 million in state-matched funds for 283 municipal and county road projects. This year, 444 communities had applied ...
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Modernization complete on two New York regional airports
Modernization projects on Elmira Corning Regional Airport and Plattsburgh International Airport have been completed, according to a recent announcement by New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. The Elmira ...
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Port of Los Angeles project will improve cargo flow
The Port of Los Angeles is planning a $34 million on-dock rail yard expansion project designed to improve the flow of cargo at the Terminal Island Railyard. The project also will reduce congestion ...
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Innovative $1.9 intersection project in New York completed
A $1.9 million intersection modernization in Volney, New York, has been completed, according to Paul A. Karas, acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation. The project ea...
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Approved measure enhances commercial shipping channels
Governmental approval of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 signals the Port of Virginia’s Wider, Deeper, Safer project has secured full federal authorization. President Trump's sig...
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Arizona DOT touts value engineering concept
The Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) is espousing the benefits of value engineering, which officials said allows projects to be executed with greater efficiency and cost effectiveness. ...
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KDOT begins testing for federally-mandated drone Integration Pilot Program
The Kansas Department of Transportation, one of 10 organizations selected by Presidential memorandum to test how drones can fly safely, has begun testing of the Integration Pilot Program this week alo...
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Austin to test traffic light technology for connected vehicles
The City of Austin recently became the first Texas community to test traffic-signal technology for “connected” vehicles. The city entered the U.S. Department of Transportation’s SPaT (Signal ...
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Port Authority of New York, New Jersey adopts Paris Climate Agreement
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently adopted the Paris Climate Agreement, the first U.S. public transportation agency to do so. The port authority is part of the We Are Still In ...
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Denver launches new shuttle service
The city of Denver recently launched an on-demand shuttle service for people commuting in and around the Capitol Hill, Civic Center and Cherry Creek neighborhoods. The six-month pilot service will...
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Texas Department of Transportation first in nation to help employees with safety credentials
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently became the first agency in the United States to help its employees earn the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals (SCTPP...
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Georgia’s Port of Brunswick discusses success of 2018
Griff Lynch, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) executive director, recently spoke at the Brunswick State of the Port, outlining the success of fiscal year 2018, which ended in June. The port’s achiev...
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Georgia mobility projects clear first hurdle for approval
Savannah Mobility Contractors JV, the design-build team for the 16@95 Improvement Projects in Chatham County, recently received the first of three Notices to Proceed (NTP) from the Georgia Department ...
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Rail transit programs for California, Oklahoma certified
The rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) Programs for California and Oklahoma recently obtained federal certification, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FT...
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Pembina-Emerson Border Crossing
Border crossing updates completed at Pembina-Emerson Port of Entry
A $9.7 million project to shuffle and upgrade parts of the Pembina-Emerson Port of Entry in North Dakota concluded this week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by federal and state officials. ...
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Alaska, Yukon seek funding for highway project
The governments of the state of Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon are collaborating to secure funding for the Shakwak Project, a section of highway that runs from Haines, Alaska, to Beaver Cr...
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Proposed Port Everglades fee will raise costs more than 100 percent
A proposed fee increase on harbor pilot services at Port Everglades will raise the average pilotage costs for shipping lines that use the port frequently by more than 100 percent, according to an anal...
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NHTSA orders Transdev to stop the use of driverless shuttles in transporting Florida school children
Transdev North America was ordered to immediately stop shuttling children to school in Southwest Florida using a driverless vehicle, due to a violation of their authorization under the National Highwa...
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Work zone legislation becomes law in Pennsylvania
The Automated Speed Enforcement in Work Zones legislation recently became law in Pennsylvania with the goal of improving driver and roadway worker safety in work zones. Under the law, the Pennsylv...
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Georgia Power partners with Lyft to meet customer needs
Georgia Power recently partnered with rideshare company Lyft to promote electric vehicle (EV) driving. The partnership’s pilot program will give incentives for EV driving by providing a $500 bonu...
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