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Wyoming Transportation Commission awards nearly $65.7M in contracts

By Melina Druga  |   December 31, 2024   |   Investment

At its Dec. 19 business meeting, the Wyoming Transportation Commission awarded seven Wyoming Department of Transportation construction projects nearly $65.7 million in contracts. The projects are f...

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New York to spend an additional $28.5M on EV fast chargers

By Liz Carey  |   December 31, 2024   |   Featured

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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MBTA announces completion of Track Improvement Program

By Liz Carey  |   December 30, 2024   |   Investment

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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Pennsylvania State Transportation Commission approves 30 rail projects in PennDOT District 9

By Melina Druga  |   December 23, 2024   |   Investment

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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USDOT awards Utah Transit $63M transit grant

By Liz Carey  |   December 23, 2024   |   Investment

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. The ...

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U.S. Transportation Department awards Alaska $12.4M federal SMART grant

By Melina Druga  |   December 20, 2024   |   Air

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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Federal Transit Administration awards San Antonio $267.8M grant

By Melina Druga  |   December 20, 2024   |   City

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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Texas DOT launches three-year safety plan using AI

By Liz Carey  |   December 19, 2024   |   Investment

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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Philadelphia breaks ground on Market Street Old City Improvement Project

By Melina Druga  |   December 19, 2024   |   City

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 completes EV Fast-Charging Corridors program

By Melina Druga  |   December 19, 2024   |   Investment

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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MTA Committee approves option to purchase more R211 subway cars

By Liz Carey  |   December 18, 2024   |   City

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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Massachusetts awarded $1M grant under Accelerated Innovation Deployment Demonstration Program

By Melina Druga  |   December 18, 2024   |   Federal

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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Comment period opens for Tacoma rail project’s environmental document

By Melina Druga  |   December 18, 2024   |   City

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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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approves $9.4B budget for 2025

By Liz Carey  |   December 17, 2024   |   Investment

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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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to operate semi-automated trains

By Melina Druga  |   December 17, 2024   |   City

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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Metrolink in California awarded Alstom operations, maintenance contract

By Liz Carey  |   December 16, 2024   |   Investment

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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California Transportation Commission allocates $830M for projects statewide

By Melina Druga  |   December 16, 2024   |   Investment

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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Rhode Island narrows selections for Washington Bridge project design-build teams

By Melina Druga  |   December 13, 2024   |   Investment

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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Federal court rules Rhode Island can toll large trucks

By Melina Druga  |   December 12, 2024   |   Federal

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 in Eugene, Ore., transferred from Union Pacific to Genesee & Wyoming

By Liz Carey  |   December 12, 2024   |   City

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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