Philadelphia releases Vision Zero report
Philadelphia’s Vision Zero Task Force recently released its annual report. The city has committed to reducing traffic-related deaths to zero by 2030 under Vision Zero, a strategy for eliminatin...
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New Jersey opens application period for Local Bridges Fund program
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently opened the application for fiscal year 2023 Local Bridges Fund program grants. The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund supplies the $47...
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Researchers present strategies to reduce freight greenhouse gas emissions
Researchers at the Mineta Transportation Institute have found communities looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) must focus on emissions from freight as a major contributor. According to...
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U.S. Transportation Department announces $75M loan for development of HOV lanes in Santa Barbara County
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will loan Santa Barbara County Local Transportation Authority $75 million to construct a 7.5-mile extension of US 101's High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, ...
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Pennsylvania accepting proposals from public for transportation projects
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Office of Public-Private Partnerships (P3) recently began accepting unsolicited proposals from the private sector for transportation projects. ...
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Rhode Island completes Cottrell Bridge project
Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently completed the $5.5 million Cottrell Bridge project in Westerly, connecting Route 78 and Route 1. Work included replacing the structurally ...
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Georgia governor extends suspension of motor, locomotive fuel taxes
Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp recently signed two executive orders extending the temporary suspension of state taxes on motor and locomotive fuel and extending the supply chain state of emergency. Th...
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Oklahoma DOT approves newest update of Construction Work Plan
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation announced the first approval of the Eight-Year Construction Work Plan since the plan's adoption 20 years ago, the department said Monday. The plan contain...
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BNSF Railway to invest $1.5B on rail facility in Southern California
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) announced Saturday it plans to invest more than $1.5 billion to construct a rail facility in Southern California. The state-of-the-art master-planned...
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Massport holds ceremony to celebrate completion of infrastructure improvements
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) recently held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of critical infrastructure investments that are part of a nearly $850 million plan to upgrade the Port ...
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Kentucky Gov. Beshear announces guidance for transportation planners
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear unveiled the publication of his administration's "Complete Streets, Roads and Highways Manual" to promote safer, more equitable transportation. Beshear's Better Kentucky...
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New York regulations would require vehicles be net zero by 2035
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently directed the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to take regulatory action requiring all new passenger cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs sold in the st...
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New Mexico receives $45 million federal grant for direct route to El Paso, I-10
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) a $45 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant. Funding will be used fo...
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Michigan officials celebrate completion of US-31
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (D-MI), State Transportation Director Paul C. Ajegba, and other officials celebrated the completion of US-31 Tuesday. The highway, started in 1...
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North Carolina will receive $109M for EV charging stations
The Federal Highway Administration will provide North Carolina with an estimated $109 million over five years through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. The majority of th...
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Alaska DOT awarded $87M in federal highway funds
On Tuesday, Alaska’s Department of Transportation & Public Funding announced it had received $87 million in redistribution funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHA). Redistribution is ...
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Cincinnati public transit to add more bus lines
Metro, a nonprofit, tax-funded public service of the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority, has identified four potential Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and plans to start service on two of them. BRT ...
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Connecticut to begin work on $75M swing bring project
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) recently broke ground on a $74.8 million project to improve the East Haddam Swing Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River on Route 82. The proj...
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West Virginia breaks ground on Wheeling street project
The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) recently held the groundbreaking ceremony for the nearly $32 million Wheeling Streetscape project. The project is designed to improve the safety ...
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Idaho Transportation Board approves ‘unprecedented’ FY2023-2029 transportation plan
The Idaho Transportation Board approved the recommended fiscal years 2023-2029 Idaho Transportation Investment Program at its September meeting. The seven-year investment plan is updated and approv...
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