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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said her state will spend another $28.5 million on electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers along major travel corridors.
Part of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infras...
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joined state and local officials to celebrate the completion of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Program’s Track Improvement Program and the removal of slow zones for th...
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The Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission recently approved 30 rail freight improvement projects in Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 9, totaling $55 million, that wi...
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The Utah Transit Authority will use a nearly $63 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support a bus rapid transit route in Salt Lake County, officials said on Thursday.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) a $12.4 million SMART Grant.
The agency will use funding to implement th...
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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently awarded San Antonio, Texas, a $267.8 million Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program grant for the construction of the VIA Advanced Rapid Transit Nort...
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The Texas Department of Transportation announced it developed a plan to use artificial intelligence to make Texas roads safer.
The Artificial Intelligence Strategic Plan, TxDOT said, identifies ho...
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The Philadelphia Department of Streets, Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems along with several of its partners held a groundbreaking ceremony for the approximately $16 million Market S...
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Colorado state government officials and local leaders recently celebrated the completion of the more than $10 million EV (electric vehicle) Fast-Charging Corridors program, a major step in a statewide...
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The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s New York City Transit Committee approved the purchase of another 435 R211 subway cars Monday, leading the way for the full MTA board to consider the option this ...
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The Federal Highway Administration recently awarded the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) a $1 million Accelerated Innovation Deployment (AID) Demonstration Program grant.
The g...
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The Federal Transit Administration and Sound Transit, a regional transit agency serving Central Puget Sound, recently opened the 60-day public comment period for the Tacoma Dome Link Extension project...
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The Board of Commissioners for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved a $9.4 billion budget for the coming year, including more than $4 billion in operating expenses, $3.6 billion in c...
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) recently began operating trains in automatic mode.
Automatic Train Operation (ATO) semi-automated and assists train operators with their d...
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Alstom announced on Dec. 9 that is has been awarded a contract to provide maintenance for Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink), as well as provide operations of its in Southern Cali...
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The California Transportation Commission allocated $830 million for a broad range of transportation projects at its Dec. 11 meeting.
“These investments will help provide the next generation of tr...
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation recently narrowed the list of qualified design-build teams for the westbound Washington Bridge replacement project to two.
The two design-build teams m...
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A recent federal appeals court ruling will allow Rhode Island to reinstate tolling on large trucks under its RhodeWorks program. The court ruled that the tolling system complies with federal law and t...
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Local rail service from Union Pacific’s Eugene Yard in Oregon will be transferred to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.’s Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc. (CORP) short line railroad, said Tuesday.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker recently appointed Gia Biagi to be Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) secretary, pending state Senate approval.
If confirmed, Biagi will replace Omer Osman who ...
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