Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that Norfolk Southern Railway had agreed to extend passenger rail service to the New River Valley as part of the Western Rail Initiative. For the fi...
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Texas Central Railroad announced Monday it has signed a $1.6 billion contract with Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. (Kiewit) and its affiliate Mass. Electric Construction Co. (Mass Electric), to instal...
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Thursday, U.S. Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Mark Warner (D-VA) reintroduced the Reinventing Economic Partnerships and Infrastructure Redevelopment (REPAIR) Act to help close the infrastructure gap. ...
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U.S. Sens. John Hoeven (R-ND) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, reintroduced the Move America Act this week. The bipartisan legislation would bring billions of dollars o...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would provide $500 million annually for five years to help states, cities, and Tribes plan and construct grade crossing separation projects. Fun...
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With the first $600-million phase now under way for the five-year, $3.7 billion Chicago Works infrastructure and jobs-creation plan, City Mayor Lori Lightfoot says residents can expect an improved qua...
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As part of the American Rescue Plan, Amtrak will receive $169 billion from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg anno...
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Amtrak released its FY20 Sustainability report on Monday, showcasing its sustainability projects across its operations. The report included details on Amtrak’s progress toward annual and long-te...
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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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U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) joined Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) in reintroducin...
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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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The U.S. Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently opened the application period for the agency’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning pilot program. A total of $10 million will be aw...
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In response to a letter sent by a dozen governors to President Joe Biden urging the administration to set standards for the transportation industry, the Sierra Club on Wednesday said it applauds the m...
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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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Although President Joe Biden’s $2.7 trillion American Jobs Plan proposes paying for infrastructure investments through corporate tax hikes, a panel of transportation specialists said user-based fees...
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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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Five mayors from Midwest states urged the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to expand federal investment in passenger rail and extend Amtrak rail services to better connect th...
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The chances of a reauthorization of the FAST Act appeared diminished Thursday when 11 of 12 Democrat senators on the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee backed the bill but just a...
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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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