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Three projects in New Jersey recently received more than $1.9 million for three federal grants under the Transportation Alternatives Set-Asides (TA Set-Asides) program.
TA Set-Asides provides funds...
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District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday that a new proposed route has been selected for the return of the DC Circulator service to Ward 7.
The new 14.6-mile route is set to launc...
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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet recently selected nearly 70 safety improvement projects in 44 counties statewide to receive $23 million in funding through the 2020 Highway Plan.
The projects, ...
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Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Financing Authority recently approved 116 new projects to receive more than $48 million through the Multimodal Transportation Fund (MTF).
The projects are located in 4...
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Capital Metro in Austin, Texas announced Thursday that as of 2021, all of its facilities, including administrative, maintenance, and public, and its electric buses, staff electric vehicles, and MetroB...
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently advanced a bill that would tighten control over the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission’s (DRJTBC) activities.
Under House Bill 607, Pen...
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According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), statewide traffic deaths in Pennsylvania increased to 1,129 last year from the record low of 1,059 in 2019.
Roadway deaths incr...
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined 11 other governors from across the country, asking President Joe Biden to set the U.S. on a path to a zero-emission transportation future.
In a letter sent Wednes...
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Louisiana received approximately $216 million for road and infrastructure projects as part of the federal 2020 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, the $1.4 trillion relief...
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) recently kicked off its 2021 construction season with a ceremony held under the Providence Viaduct.
The viaduct, a structurally deficient bridg...
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MTA will test battery-operated railcars on the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) in a pilot program on the railroad’s Oyster Bay branch, officials said Monday.
MTA LIRR President Phillip Eng announced...
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Twelve Republican members of the House of Representatives recently sent a letter to Pete Buttigieg, Department of Transportation (DOT) secretary, expressing concern over federal funding for California...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recently announced that 43 projects in 21 counties were selected for $45.9 million in Multimodal Transportation Fund allocations.
The projects cover bike, bridge, highw...
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U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) and the Louisiana Congressional delegation urged U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg Thursday to approve the state’s application for an I...
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Florida’s Attorney General Ashley Moody is enlisting the help of the largest private-sector employer in Sarasota County, PGT Innovations, a company with its own team of CDL-certified truck drivers, ...
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The city of Lynn, Mass. got its first-ever bus lane, as well as a network of bike lanes, as part of a series of quick-build multimodal road treatments, the city, MassDOT and MBTA announced Thursday.
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The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) recently announced it will conduct a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the I-94 East/West Corridor project.
The project would ...
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Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) announced Tuesday it will launch DART Connect, the state’s first on-demand microtransit service.
In partnership with Via, a leader in TransiTech, the service w...
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Louisiana’s House Joint Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee recently approved priority infrastructure projects for fiscal year 2021-2022.
Projects include aviation, highways, po...
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The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) Public Transportation Advisory Committee recently approved 119 projects totaling more than $211 million for fiscal year 2021-23.
Funding will be divid...
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