On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHA) announced it had awarded more than $5 billion in Large Bridge Project funds. The awards, part of the Bridg...
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The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), the planning agency for the 11-county Atlanta region, is seeking public comments through Friday on an amendment to its regional Transportation Improvement Plan (...
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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it would be making available more than $153 million in funding for intercity passenger rail service...
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On Friday, Amtrak announced it had selected Skanska E-J ERT Joint Venture to handle the construction of major rehabilitation of the East River Tunnel in New York City. The East River Tunnel Rehabi...
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Norfolk Southern Corp. on July 10 endorsed policy recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regarding the agency's investigation into the railroad company’s 2023 East Pale...
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced it was making more than $1.1 billion in Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) grant funding availabl...
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The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) recently approved more than $1.9 billion in Senate Bill 125 funds to support 22 public transportation agencies. The 2023 bill provided $5.1 billi...
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced the awarding of $11 billion in grants and financing to support the Hudson River Tunnel between New York and New Jersey. One of the larges...
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On Tuesday, Amtrak announced it had added 33 more weekly stops at the Newark Liberty International Airport for Northeast Regional service. The stops better align with customer demand across the no...
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On Wednesday, the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) announced its net-zero by 2050 target was validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). CN said using a science-based approach ...
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On Tuesday, Union Pacific Railroad announced it would give businesses additional connections to its network through five new Focus Sites. The Focus Sites, large-scale development sites for custome...
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The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently approved more than $2 billion for transportation projects statewide. “We are committed to providing a world-class transportation system by ...
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Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT have formed a joint plan to address several major service disruptions in recent months in the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey and New York Penn Station. There have also bee...
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Independent safety regulators on Tuesday criticized decisions made by Norfolk Southern Railway, which is led by CEO Alan Shaw, following the February 2023 derailment of a train carrying toxic chemical...
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Under a newly finalized rule, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) will now require railroads to proactively provide first responde...
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BNSF Railway is in the process of developing plans for a proposed approximately 4,321-acre rail-served facility in northwest Maricopa County near Phoenix. The facility will serve as a logistics hub...
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According to its recently released 2023 sustainability report, Amtrak has taken a number of steps toward achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. “Passenger rail is widely recognized...
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Test trains began running on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) South Coast Rail project on Monday. The project will restore rail service between Boston and the South Coast a...
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Massachusetts recently awarded 14 projects more than $13 million in Fair Share funding for local transportation infrastructure and other needs. It is matching funds for projects and initiatives e...
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On Monday, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced legislation aimed at addressing concerns about accountability and transparency at Amtrak. The legislation, the Amtrak Transparency Act, aims to t...
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