The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) recently awarded $5 million in grants through the state’s Port Development Assistance Program to four projects supporting freight movement on the s...
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Improvements of rail line infrastructure along the Chicago - Detroit/Pontiac route have improved the movement of freight and passenger trains across state borders. With $347 million from the feder...
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North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports saw 1.03 million passenger boardings in 2017, a 1.8% drop from 2016, as well as 1.03 million passenger deplanements for the year. In total, more t...
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam recently named Mark Flynn director of the Virginia Department of Aviation. Flynn was sworn into the position after the governor’s inauguration Jan. 13. He replaces Ra...
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The Department of Interior has reached an agreement to transfer ownership of a swath of land in Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to build a road between King Cove and an all-weather airport...
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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is offering free rides on Minneapolis’s autonomous shuttle bus Friday through Sunday. The bus runs downtown at Nicollet Mall from 3rd Street to 4th...
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich recently signed an executive order establishing DriveOhio, an initiative designed to create collaboration between developers, manufacturers, and researchers on autonomous and con...
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Amid ongoing efforts to deepen the Savannah River and expand capacity, the Port of Savannah handled a record 4 million 20-foot-equivalent (TEU) containers in 2017, an 11 percent year-over increase. ...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently established 10 interim measures at JFK Airport for the facility’s response to winter weather. The measures address such issues as staffing, ...
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After the number of opioid-related deaths in Florida jumped 35 percent in 2016, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) announced on Wednesday that troopers will begin carrying Narcan, a life-saving overdose...
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Restoration and preservation have led to a record request for funding in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) 2018 Recommended Highway Plan, with $1 billion sought for bridge repairs and pav...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently implemented a False Claims Policy. The policy is intended to detect and stop unethical conduct and fraud by vendors and contractors. The polic...
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In response to mudslides closing critical stretches of highway in Santa Barbara County, Amtrak added railcars to all 10 trains on its Pacific Surfliner heavy rail route on Sunday in anticipation of in...
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A recent routine safety inspection by Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) enforcement officers in Hancock County resulted in a $700,000 cocaine seizure. Officers stopped a 2000 Freigh...
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In 2017, the New York City ferry had 2.89 million passengers, according to the Economic Development Corp. (NYCEDC), which had predicted only 2.1 million riders. The ferry has four routes, the most ...
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Port Saint John handled 30,458,422 metric tonnes of cargo in 2017, marking a 15 percent year-over increase from the 26,438,301 metric tonnes handled there in 2016. Port Saint John reported year-ov...
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North Carolina’s Piedmont Improvement Program recently concluded after seven years improving the state’s rail infrastructure. The program encompassed more than 40 projects that included closing...
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Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) Metro Region engineers are seeking to reduce wrong-way driving incidents between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018, by 20 percent. The engineers are revie...
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Federal, state, and local officials were on hand Monday for a ceremony kicking off the $410 million 6-10 Interchange reconstruction project in Rhode Island that is slated for completion in 2023. ...
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is joining other agencies throughout the country in recognizing January as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. MDOT’s Office of Enforcement has ...
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