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Automated vehicles (AVs) can only become viable through the analysis of data, Donna Matulac, Iowa Department of Transportation’s AV technologies project manager, recently said.
Iowa’s AV techno...
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently finished dredging the outer harbor at the Port of Savannah, and work will soon begin on a second phase that will expand the inner harbor channel by five feet....
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California’s Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 will generate nearly $183 billion in economic activity and more than 68,200 jobs annually, according to a 62-page analysis conducted by Americ...
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Port of Corpus Christi CEO Paul Strawbridge highlighted the port’s growing role in U.S. energy exports on Wednesday following a House committee hearing on the impact of liquified natural gas (LNG) e...
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The Oregon Public Utility Commission recently approved Portland General Electric (PGE) plan to advance electric mass transit, add charging stations for electric vehicles, and provide technical assista...
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Piedmont Natural Gas opened its 11th compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on Tuesday in response to growing demand for natural gas to fuel cars and trucks.
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With a focus on maintenance for 2018, the BNSF Railway Company announced its capital expenditure program for Illinois this week--a program which will see $150 million invested in the area.
A good c...
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Benjamin M. Massa
North Carolina Ports recently announced the appointment of Benjamin M. Massa as director of carrier and trade development.
In this role, Massa will grow and expand Port of Wilmington’s container ...
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The District of Columbia recently received federal certification for its rail transit State Safety Oversight (SSO) Program from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
Under the program, D.C. Fi...
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New York rail and port projects that promote safety and spur economic development will be able to compete for more than $26.5 million in state funding that Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday.
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Since 2016, The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has been working on Project Neon--a 4 mile long widening of Interstate 15--but as of this week, they have unveiled the project’s final phas...
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Robert Brock
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) recently named Robert Brock as interim director of aviation.
Brock has served as the state’s director for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and as cha...
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A sample of cross-border teamwork is underway in the south, with the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) joining officials of the Mexican Sonora state to make highways safer.
Their focus is...
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Four container cranes manufactured by the Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries are scheduled to be shipped from Puget Sound to Tacoma, Washington, today on a 761-foot heavy lift ship.
With no contain...
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Laurie Berman
California Gov. Jerry Brown recently appointed Laurie Berman as director for the Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
She replaces Malcolm Dougherty who is leaving Caltrans after 26 years for a...
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At its second electric vehicle technical conference, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) laid out plans to formulate regulatory policy and develop future rat structures.
Much of this will...
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) highlighted last week two new checkpoint technologies recently unveiled at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
The technologies available i...
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Commercial truck drivers will have the option of using technology to bypass weigh stations, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said.
The technology, PrePass, is a weigh stati...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) recently awarded $81.2 million in 27 transportation contracts.
More than 80 percent of the awarded funds will be used for routine maintenance.
Bri...
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A joint venture between Tutor Perini Corp. and Parsons Transportation Group has been selected to design and build the $2.7 billion the terminal one redevelopment project at Newark Liberty Internationa...
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