The Port of South Louisiana eclipsed the 300 million ton mark last year, driven by gains in its handling of chemicals and fertilizer, coal, crude oil, ores and phosphate rock, petrochemicals, and stee...
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U.S. Reps John Katko (R-NY), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) recently wrote to President Donald Trump, the Department of Transportation, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),...
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Construction began Thursday on the $550 million Union Pacific Railroad yard in Robertson County, Texas, that is expected to contribute $260 million to the state’s economy in total annual output upon...
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Georgia, New Jersey, Illinois and California accounted for the top five congested bottlenecks for trucks in America last year, with “Spaghetti Junction,” where Interstates 285 and 85 North meet in...
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) of New York City is looking to update its subway network through the acquisition of new R211 cars from Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc., with monetary support fr...
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Fewer commercial drivers from Mexico are being flagged for vehicle safety violations at ports of entry following the launch of the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) International Border ...
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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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