The $1.1 billion, multiyear Clean California initiative is helping underserved and often-marginalized Californians find employment. Assistance is through an expanded partnership between the Califor...
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Following a multi-year process, the Pittsburgh Port Authority recently rebranded itself Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT). The name change reflects changes in the region since the port authority wa...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded RJ Corman Railroad Co. a $7.4 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements grant. Funding will go toward the $12 milli...
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Reconstruction and modernization of Penn Station is underway in a big way, uniting New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New Jersey TRANSIT and Amtrak in a hunt for proposals from archit...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently awarded 51 tribes $8.9 million for 58 projects through the Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund for fiscal year 2021. This includes 11 tribes...
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Amtrak and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) recently completed a project that improves accessibility and safety at the Amtrak stop in Ashland, Va. The partners brought Amtrak Northeast ...
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A total of eight projects across five states – Alaska, California, Idaho, Texas and Washington – earned national recognition through the 2022 America’s Transportation Awards this week, and accol...
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Massachusetts will receive nearly $1.8 million in federal funding through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program to improve rail infrastructure, enhance saf...
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San José State University’s Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) announced plans to create a multi-university consortium and climate change research program, following a $4.6 million award provide...
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After $24 million of investment and years of labor, the Ports of Indiana-Jeffersonville announced this week that it completed infrastructure enhancement projects that have effectively added four miles...
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the $196 million Route 146 Reconstruction Project. More than 171,000 vehicles daily travel the road...
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As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program, nearly $14 million in federal funds are headed for rail transit project...
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This summer, Amtrak will be performing more than $55 million in infrastructure improvements between Washington, D.C., and New York City. Work includes updating up to 25 miles of track in the Southe...
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The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently awarded $47.3 million to 32 local governments through the Local Bridges Fund. The program is funded through the Transportation Trust Fun...
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The Iowa Department of Transportation recently awarded the state’s eight commercial airports $100 million in grant awards through the Iowa Commercial Aviation Infrastructure Fund (ICAIF). ICAIF w...
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Last week, the Biden administration announced that more than $368 million in grants from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will sponsor attempts to modernize rail infrastructure, improve suppl...
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Bucking the traditional 33 percent cost coverage of such matters, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) announced this week that it granted a $41.55 million loan to the Oklahoma Departm...
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If Michigan policymakers started transitioning to a new user fee system, the state’s road funding system would improve, according to a recent study released by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy ...
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U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) joined state and local leaders in South Amboy to celebrate the beginning of construction on the South Amboy ferry project Tuesday. Pallone, an advocate for fede...
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Rhode Island lawmakers and Partnership for Rhode Island, a CEO roundtable led by the chief executives of Rhode Island's largest private employers, recently launched CompeteRI, a strategic initiative t...
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