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The North Carolina Department of Transportation's (NCDOT) Rail Division recently awarded 11 short line freight railroads $12.9 million in Freight Rail & Rail Crossing Safety Improvement grants. State ...
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board of directors recently voted to select joint-venture firm Tutor Perini/O&G to design and build a 2.5-mile elevated rail structure and three stations ...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a plan to start implementing congestion pricing in New York City by early January as part of a new transit and traffic plan in that city.
The plan would lower t...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) a $5.6 million Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation program grant.
The pro...
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Ed Hassinger, a 40-year employee of the Missouri Department of Transportation, will take the helm as the new director of the department, officials with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commiss...
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently a letter to senior Amtrak executives, urging the full restoration of Empire Service.
Amtrak has cut two daily round trips between the Hudson Valley and New York ...
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Michigan’s State Transportation Commission (STC) recently approved the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) 2025-2029 Five-Year Transportation Program (5YTP).
The 5YTP connects MDOT’s l...
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), one of the largest transit systems in the United States, recently announced a proposal to increase fare rates by more than 20 percent for al...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration made $43.1 million in Emergency Relief (ER) fund available to the U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service Friday to repai...
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The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently awarded transit agencies in 16 counties more than $17.5 million in Ohio Workforce Mobility Partnership Program (OWMP) grants.
The program provi...
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joined Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and other officials to celebrate the elimination of slow zones on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) Orange Line Fri...
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Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and representatives from the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) recently gathered in Petersburg at the Pike County Courthouse to celebrate nearly $140 million in...
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The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) announced they have approved several new rail safety upgrades throughout Southern Illinois.
According to the ICC, new automatic warning gates and highway gra...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded Fairbanks a $900,000 Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP) grant to help improve airline service.
Funding will be used as ...
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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently updated autonomous vehicles (AV) reporting requirements.
AV operators will now be required to report when AVs get stuck during operation a...
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P&G Manufacturing Company’s Lima, Ohio laundry care factory will use OmniTRAX as its dedicated switching partner, the companies announced Monday.
OmniTRAX, a comprehensive supply chain, industri...
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Sixty-five percent of Nashville residents voted in favor of the Choose How You Move referendum that provides dedicated funding for transportation.
Dedicated revenue will make the city more competi...
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell called the passage of his city’s transportation levy a message from voters about safer transportation.
On Tuesday, Seattle voters approved Proposition 1, a transporta...
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In September, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) awarded 23 projects grants for bridge construction, rehabilitation, and resurfacing.
Thirteen resurfacing projects were awarded ...
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U.S. Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joined U.S. Reps. Seth Magaziner (R-RI), Gabe Amo (D-RI), and other state officials to kick-off renovation of Providence Station.
Built in...
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